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Sarany," he repudiates, it i with aesth. Mr. Hayweed Beun recently wate to the New
York Tribune to say that so far he has. found our boys to have produced but bue slang word the elacker "what he call the irge
"copper" 25. veulimé piece. Our popali songs, like Over There," **Gemal-by, Broadway," sre written by our comedians. There has, however, Tartsen a folk-song in the British Army, and it is wale to say that par boys will be no lo musicit or inveatise. Meantime we look for the psychology of the fighting man in his hours of relaxation and exalta- tion in a paw English publication
Tenimy's Tumes," which is described as ***A. Cumprehensive Collection of Soldieren' Songs, Marching Melodies, Bude Rimes,
*
which would do qually well as the type is that which appears.cu the wrapper of this book
|
When this ruddy War is over Oh how happy
hall be, the tune of which seyns to derives from Mas's in the Cold, Cald Ground. Mr. Nettleingham's discretion about ruddy. is not altogether kept up; occasionally ho admits things which maker one think one is fading a collection of Ton Uries instead of a twentieth century baik. On
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Mr D. Abraham 3 and Mr. C2 MỤN, A.D. Anderson · Lauritsen van Miss E. a goura · Mr G. G. Lavallde Mr Beo. & Ardhbutt. Me and Mr J.
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Little
S. Longeld Mr G. Ladin Macdonald Major and
Omusing, another of the sort, the Mec E. R. Belilios compiler says that company commanders Bir D. J. Bell have been known to suppress it when Cap. and Mrs Biberg men have opens Joby hours on the war. D. Birrell
Mr. J. Birbeck It is onmitigated. EF goes to the tone of Mr H. Book
Holy, Holy, Holy," and the last vere Mr and Mrs." Mr and Ms F
Marching. Marching, Marching. Always ruddy well marching, Marching all the morning, And marching.all the night. Always ruddy well marching. Marching, Marching, Marching, Roll on till my time is up And I shall march no mire.
D.
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Bouet Me and Braatt
A. L Maitland Mrs B. Mr G. M. Malcolm
Dr and Mr Q. Me and Mrs R. Marmott
Braddell
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Fucklar d. Mr F. Merreki
J.
Mr and Mrs A. J.Mr AB, Moulder:
Vàn Hauren Mr and G.
Barns
Mugliston
"Another of the sort is, "Why Did We Me N. Join the Army**
Why did we join the Army, boys? Why did we join the Army?
Why did we come to Salisbury Plain We must have been riddy well balmy.
Fol-the-fol, etc.
the of the most widespread is that
Me L. A. Calderon Mr & Mrs Carumaal Miss Carpmael Is M. Clarke Miss
Mr R... Plunkett-
Cole
Me J. S. Nicolson
Ma 0.
Mrs TR Deane
Oldman Dr and Ozorio Mian E. Ferocilla
Mes 3. Coronal Mr A. O. Fotosiky Mr J. D. Courther Mr P. O. Potta Me
Pritchard
and Popular Parodies, Composed. Collect { which, sung-the tune of Ee Church's and Mrs. L. Mr WJ Pringle..
ed, and Arranged on Active Service with the E. EF. by P.T. Nettleingham, Second | Liqurunani, B.FC", Tame-sothés," Us” ¡Afr. Solomon Eagle showa.in "The Saw. "Statesman (London), are of many kinda and from many sources. Ond, however, puzzles him, ned among his goesses hô overloks the fact that the song in ques tion might have come from, America.. 'AL least it is from this seng. Green Grows the Grass" that the word Gringo,!! upplied to the American doughboy" by the Mesien. Is supposed to derive. We
tead:-
As the title suggest, Mr. Nettleing- han has not speaialized in any class of ទ័ពផង។ He gives not merely the song which have come during the star from ar one kages where and the burlees of masie-hail, dities and hymna, but” number of traditional songs ind some composition, largely drawn from the R.F.C, that are obviously the work of
Th
One Foundation, has been adapted to all sorts of branches, and of which one
version is
We're Fred Karne's Army, A jolly fine lot are we; 22 Fred Karno is our Captain Charlie Chaplin our 0.0. And when we get to Berlin, The Kaiser he will say Floch Hoch! Mein Goth! What a jolly fine lot
Are the 24th E., T.
**In most variations the second complet
We can cot, fight, we can not shoot.
What earthly ise are we?
or words to that effect
Mme. E. Esnault
Davidson Mr.A.C Finney Mr M. Ganjoin Mr and Mrs. Henry
George
Mr V. Goulbourn Mr & Mrs J. Gould Mr J. Gray
Mrs
and 3 rona Mr E B. Ray Miss F
Reay
Me D. Reichelman Mr. Feicheinan MFF. Mr. Riach. Mr" Mr. Ritchie Cape A Robinson MrJ. R. Greep, Mt. D. Rodrigoes Capt. T. P..Hall Mr S. H. Scheter Mr and Mrs Robi. Mr O E. Segot
Hall Mrs W. A
Mr. and Mrs 7. de
Silvi
and Mrs Hannibal
Mr G. Harper
Mr A. Hicks
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Mr F. B. Simmens Mrs M. Slade Mr. W. P. Spiers
MrR. F. Hobson Mr J. Stalker Mr and Mrs Paul Mr A. W
YAD de! Hodgson
Star MrW.E.Hoogeverf Mrs. J. J. Steep MrA Shelton Hooper Mr H. F. Stoneham Mr
Me and Mrs 0. J. L. Hope
Taniis & children
Tanjia BC. P. Templeton
** The Tarpanan Jacket," so familiar in Mrs Hulswit college songs, bus been impressed by the Capt. and Mrs R Ma airman and now expresses his dying Iscobsen Mr F. (1. Thompson
quest to his mechanic to
Inner eassemble Miss the engine, se parts of which
Jelstrap embedded in various sections of his body is M. Joller
less literary E. M.
Mr E B. Jones
What Mr. Eagle, calls
Bre
clever individuals. These are lateresting as extras. So are the old songs, but not all those to which he tinglane" is thus savoured: refers as heirlooms of the Old Army are. Oh, had I the wings of an Avro, peculiarly Army songs, and some are
Chorus: "of an Afro" widely diffused among the population. Then far, far away I would sear, Among those for which he makes no such
"world soar." claim is The Green Grubs Grew All Fight off to my pals down in Holland. Rounduppose that collectors have printed it before. They may-tre huve And rest there, the rest of the decided that it is an allegory, religion or otherwise, like I Will Sing You One Sr. "Eagle closes with
not in the book and a
Tipperary."
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it in print before. Yet it is one of the songs whatever inusic-hall ballads come post widely dispersed of our popular
and go, this goes on, and you are liable to hear parties of youths singing it almost anywhere in the country. Several songs of this sort are given; but the greatest interest must lis in thour queer, unique songs-whimsical, ironical, grumbling-- which have come into being in the Army during the war, and many of which, în time fashion of folk-poetry, exist in
nirnerous versions ple
The most famous of the latter, and the type of most of them, is said to
be, "I want to Go Home." It expresses
ene thing that no British soldier,, dentes even while he fights valiantly on his
atter Fed.nprese!
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and Mrs. R. E. Thompson, "Lieut. Col JW.
Thomson
Mr F. G. van Tren-
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It
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Hold your head down, Fastlecr Hold your head down, Fusileer,
There's a bloody great Hum
With a bloody git gün Who'll shoot you
Who'll shoot you:
There's a sniper, up a tree
Waiting for you and me.
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Hold your head down, Fusilcer,...
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** It may be observed, by the way, that Mr. Nettlaingham says in his preface every soldier who has mentioned it to me has certainly said the same thing-that.
Tipperary was ever Tommy's song," Mr F. B Johnson The It merely happened that a "Daily Mail" Mr & Mrs Jonckheer
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