Knitting Song 1918

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Jul 2004

We have joined the Red Cross Army
with its thousands thousands strong,
and we're working with our might and main
to help the cause along.
We have no time for sighing,
if we keep our needles flying;
for we've joined the Red Cross Army
with its throng.

We are knitting, knitting
knitting all the day,
for the soldier boys in France so far away.
And in this world's dread fray,
we may win for U.S.A.
If we're knitting,
knitting, knitting all the day.

Young and old alike, are knitting,
with a tender thought and care,
for the soldier boys across the sea,
who bravely do and dare,
and all the time we're stitching,
we just keep our fingers knitting,
while within each heart
is breathed a silent prayer.

We are knitting, knitting
knitting all the day,
for the soldier boys in France so far away.
And in this world's dread fray,
we may win for U.S.A.
If we're knitting,
knitting, knitting all the day.

We will "Keep The Home Fires Burning"
here to welcome their returning
while within each heart with love and hope
the embers brightly glow,
so with the old clock's ticking,
our needles keep time clicking,
while with joy for that glad day
the tear drops flow.

We are knitting, knitting
knitting all the day,
for the soldier boys in France so far away.
And in this world's dread fray,
we may win for U.S.A.
If we're knitting,
knitting, knitting all the day.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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Knitting Song 1918
By Floy McGlashan
© MCMXVIII by Floy McGlashan
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 14 July 2004 at 19.10
in association witjh Doug Grierson
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very much a minority song but interesting historically
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