Asleep in the Deep (song)

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Asleep in the Deep is a song written by Arthur J. Lamb and composed by Henry Petrie in 1897. The phrase asleep in the deep refers to death by drowning. It gave its name to a Dad's Army episode which sees the platoon trapped in a pumping station and threatened by drowning. The song is briefly referenced by character Private Walker.

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• Arthur J. Lamb: Asleep in the Deep on Wikisource
• ingeb.org
• parlor songs