"RUMOURS.”
There’s rumours rumours everywhere Absurd, puerile* unsound* You hear them in the cookhouse -* You hear them all around* Our destination’s Egypt — Australia -..Japan* Others mention Burma* It’s all worked out to plan# It’s “Dinkum Oil** they tell us, And every word is true* The General told his batman - Don’t tell a soul will you? His batman told old Harry, And Harry he told old Gus, Bo round goes the vicious circle? ’Till it reaches us. Fools and wishful thinkers -- Are willing to believe* That soon we’ll be sailing — To New Zealand for some leave I And so they start these rumours, Ever hoping they'll be right, And they tell us in the daytime -- T/hat they dream up in the night I M P.I.K.” --OVEPKKARD** If a gun fires two stoppages, and then .continues firing, what will happen?” Sgt * *’*h° wants to put anything in the drying room?* gtan, Kelly : ”I’d like to put my . ” rigle initl” *
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HQ Highlights, Issue 2, 29 January 1944, Page 2
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157"RUMOURS.” HQ Highlights, Issue 2, 29 January 1944, Page 2
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