David
10 Dec 2011
About 40 years ago I heard a folk singer in Glasgow sing a deeply moving song with the refrain "he fell asleep on duty" . I remember it being mentioned that it was a Boer War song. Ever since I have been trying to find the details of this song without success. Can anyone help me please?

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