{"id":45,"date":"2023-04-05T06:22:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T06:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2023-04-05T06:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T06:23:43","slug":"pack-up-your-troubles-sung-by-murray-johnson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/index.php\/pack-up-your-troubles-sung-by-murray-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Pack Up Your Troubles Sung By Murray Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Sung By Murray Johnson\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F5gd0Tm5r1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Private Perks is a funny little codger<br \/>\nWith a smile, a funny smile.<br \/>\nFive feet none, He&#8217;s an artful little dodger,<br \/>\nWith a smile, a sunny smile.<br \/>\nFlush or broke, he&#8217;ll have his little joke,<br \/>\nHe can&#8217;t be suppressed.<br \/>\nAll the other fellows have to grin,<br \/>\nWhen he gets this off his chest, Hi!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chorus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,<br \/>\nAnd smile, smile, smile!<br \/>\nWhile you&#8217;ve a Lucifer to light your fag,<br \/>\nSmile, Boys, that&#8217;s the style.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the use of worrying?<br \/>\nIt never was worth while.<br \/>\nSo, pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,<br \/>\nAnd smile, smile, smile!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Private Perks went a-marching into Flanders,<br \/>\nWith a smile, his funny smile.<br \/>\nHe was lov&#8217;d by the privates and commanders<br \/>\nFor his smile, his sunny smile.<br \/>\nWhen a throng of Bosches came along,<br \/>\nWith a mighty swing,<br \/>\nPerks yell&#8217;d out, &#8220;This little bunch is mine!<br \/>\nKeep your heads down boys and sing&#8221;, Hi!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chorus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Private Perks he came back from Bosche shooting,<br \/>\nWith his smile, his funny smile.<br \/>\nRound his home he then set about recruiting,<br \/>\nWith his smile, his sunny smile.<br \/>\nHe told all his pals, the short, the tall,<br \/>\nWhat a time he&#8217;d had,<br \/>\nAnd as each enlisted like a man,<br \/>\nPrivate Perks said &#8220;Now my lad,&#8221; Hi!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chorus<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-image-46 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Download Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Sheet Music\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-768x1141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-1034x1536.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-1378x2048.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sheet_Music_Pack_Up_Your_Troubles-scaled.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Sheet Music<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the most popular of First World War Songs written in 1915 by George Asat and Felix Powell. The song pays tribute to the typical British Tommy who would smile even in adversity. The word &#8220;Lucifer&#8221; in the songis a slang word for a match which were always in short supply in World War One as they could only be sent to France under the same stringent conditions as munitions. This led to the invention of the &#8220;trench lighter&#8221; with it&#8217;s wick and flint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Private Perks is a funny little codger With a smile, a funny smile. Five feet none, He&#8217;s an artful little dodger, With a smile, a sunny smile. Flush or broke, he&#8217;ll have his little joke, He can&#8217;t be suppressed. All the other fellows have to grin, When he gets this off his chest, Hi! 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