Papers! Papers! War breaks out in Crimea! Read all about it!

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ALL THOSE WOUNDED SOLDIERS

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THAT THEY’D LIKE US ALL TO HEAR
OUR MAN IN BALACLAVA SENDS A CONT’RY POINT OF VIEW

THE WOUNDED LIE IN THOUSANDS

AND THERE’S NOTHING THEY CAN DO

NO BANDAGES, NO CHLOROFORM

THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM THERE

AND TO MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE

NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE

ALL THOSE WOUNDED SOLDIERS
THEY’RE BRITISH EVERYONE
WE CAN’T SIT IN SILENCE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

LET’S ALL STAND UNITED, WAVE THE UNION FLAG
SEND FOOD AND CLOTHING AS A COMFORT TO THEM ALL

WHERE WERE ALL THE NURSES, THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES?

WHY WEREN’T THEY SENT THERE
TO SAVE THE SOLDIERS LIVES?
HOW IS IT WE NEVER EVER SEEM TO LEARN?

LET’S RISE AND MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE BATTLE CALL

GO AND SPREAD THE NEWS, SEND MONEY TO THE TIMES

WE’LL TRY TO END THEIR SQUALOR
IT’S TOO HORRID TO DEFINE
THEIR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

WILLIAM RUSSELL IS HIS NAME
SENDS HOME THESE AWFUL STORIES
OF THE DYING AND THE MAIMED
LET’S RALLY ROUND AND HELP THEM ALL

THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO
DIG DEEP AND SEND THEM MONEY SOON

WITH LOVE FROM ME AND YOU

ALL THOSE WOUNDED SOLDIERS
THEY’RE BRITISH EVERYONE
WE CAN’T SIT IN SILENCE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

LET’S ALL STAND UNITED, WAVE THE UNION FLAG
SEND FOOD AND CLOTHING AS A COMFORT TO THEM ALL

WHERE WERE THE NURSES, THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES?

WHY WEREN’T THEY SENT THERE
TO SAVE THE SOLDIERS LIVES?
HOW IS IT WE NEVER EVER SEEM TO LEARN?

LET’S RISE AND MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE BATTLE CALL

(And last line) SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO HELP OUR MEN

ALL THOSE WOUNDED SOLDIERS... etc.

(Over the last chorus is sung the following counterpoint)

WE’VE FRIENDS THERE
WE CAN’T SIT IN SILENCE NOW
ALL STAND UNITE THE FLAG
SEND SOME CLOTHES AND COMFORT THERE
FIND A NURSE
AND TRY TO SAVE THE SOLDIERS LIVES
WHY DO WE NEVER LEARN?
LET’S RISE AND MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE BATTLE CALL

WE CAN’T SIT IN SILENCE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

(Instrumental playout Music 7a to end of scene)

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS STRAIGHT FROM THE CRIMEA

IT’S NOT THE KIND OF STORY