Walter H. Thompson's TV biography "I Was Churchill's Bodyguard" rates the song as Winston Churchill's favourite as Prime Minister; also, Jock Colville, Churchill's private secretary during much of the war, mentions the Prime Minister singing part of this song.
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
Archilochus
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Run Rabbit, Run!
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3 comments:
What i wouldn't give to have been to hear THAT!
Churchill was a man of many parts -- fabulous character.
Did you ever hear the story of how he received FDR in one of the guest bathrooms at the White House buck naked and smoking a cigar? What a visiion!
Strewth!
YIKES!
*covers my eyes for the above image..ha'
how old school..sweet FJ!!
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