Mutiny in Launceston
Fact is stranger than fiction
Often this is true
A strange shoot out in Launceston
During World War Two
In the town there was a mutiny
One evening in nineteen forty three
They tried to keep a tight lid on the case
Without mentioning colour or race
Fact is stranger than than fiction
What followed was front page news
A court martial in Paignton
That the underdog would lose
This is forgotten history
When we were fighting for liberty
The segregation of black and white
Led to a protest one autumn night
This was racial intolerance
In the USA army
For the English reporters
This was all so plain to see
Fact is stranger than fiction
It was in the town square
As a boy Kate's father heard about
What had happened there
Often this is true
A strange shoot out in Launceston
During World War Two
In the town there was a mutiny
One evening in nineteen forty three
They tried to keep a tight lid on the case
Without mentioning colour or race
Fact is stranger than than fiction
What followed was front page news
A court martial in Paignton
That the underdog would lose
This is forgotten history
When we were fighting for liberty
The segregation of black and white
Led to a protest one autumn night
This was racial intolerance
In the USA army
For the English reporters
This was all so plain to see
Fact is stranger than fiction
It was in the town square
As a boy Kate's father heard about
What had happened there
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Writer(s): Ian Churchward
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