Every man had his ammunition pouches bulging with offensive military songs and spoons at the ready.
7 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Battle of Spion Kop classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:19:12 in the radio play.
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- Not for me, not what I wanna be. (2)
- Put my love to the test, that's when I'm at my best.
(Bugle calls at varying pitches, murmurs of troops taking up positions)
- At dawn under cover of daylight, we took up our positions with our teeth blacked out.
- Every man had his ammunition pouches bulging with offensive military songs and spoons at the ready.
- Right. We'll just have to sit and wait.
- Do you tink we're gonna win, Captain?
- Never was victory more certain, little lad.
- Oh... Then why have you got that taxi waiting for you at the end of the trench?
- Ha ha... Well here's half-a-crown little lad. I think we can forget all about it now.
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