This is an entry in a year-long project to post-blog the demobilisation experience for British servicemen at the end of the Second World War. See here for an introduction to the project and here for a brief overview of the demobilisation process.
Blighty Bound (1945) - Herbert Andrew Jr. and Geoffrey Blackmore:
‘Tis three long years ago
since I sailed from Blighty’s shores
To fight in foreign lands across the blue
And I left my love behind just hoping she’d be true
And now my dear at last I’m coming home to you ...
I’m sailing on the next boat for Blighty
I’m sailing on the next boat for home
Gee! How do I feel?
Can’t imagine it’s for real
To be on my way
This very day
To that land across the foam
Oh! The hours seem like days
And the days seem like years
But I don’t care what time we take
Just as long as it’s Blighty Bound
For I’m sailing on the next boat for Blighty
And coming home to you, sweetheart ...
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