KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING
If tiny butts of cigarettes Could lire a mighty wood, Or leave a mass of glowing ash Where once a warehouse stood;
Or if a puny candle flame Could burn a building doAvn; If once a cow did kick a lamp. Razing a mighty town— Then Avhy the dickens must I blow And fan my forearm lama To make the log upon my hearth Burst into feeble flame ?
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 5
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73KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 5
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