| Place | Unlinked Place |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.30.35 |
| Collection number | 384 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Sheet Music |
| Physical description | 4 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Grey, Clifford Lee, Bert |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
I'd like to be a -
Description
'I’d like to be a–' was written and composed by Clifford Grey and Bert Lee. It has a handmade cover and each verse is annotated in pen with a name. The lyrics of 'I’d like to be a–' are humorous in nature, and each verse describes an object the singer would rather be.
This copy of the music originally belonged to Private Ernest Alfred Nicholls and features his name at the top of the front cover. It is part of a collection of sheet music that was donated to the Memorial in 1971, and is symbolic of the concerts, theatre and other musical performances that Australian soldiers took in whilst on leave in London during the First World War.