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Irish rebel song. In the music of Ireland, Irish rebel songs are folk songs which are primarily about the various rebellions against British Crown rule. Songs about prior rebellions are a popular topic of choice among musicians which supported Irish nationalism and republicanism. When they discuss events during the 20th and 21st centuries ...
Novelty song. Length. 1:48. Songwriter (s) Traditional, Gitz Rice credited. "Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home" (also known as "I Don't Want No More of Army Life") is a traditional, humorous song satirizing life in the Armed Forces. Each verse has two lines relating what recruits are told, followed by an exaggerated description of the fact. For example:
Song history. "The Merry Ploughboy" was written by Jeremiah Lynch during the Irish War of Independence. It alters the lyrics of an English folk tune, " The Jolly Ploughboy ," about an Englishman who leaves behind the plough to join the British Army. [3] [4] "The Merry Ploughboy" is about an Irish farmer who joins the Irish Republican Army (IRA ...
The air is "The Girl I Left Behind". Translated by George Sigerson as "The Roving Worker" [18] "A Nation Once Again" – 19th-century Irish nationalist anthem by Thomas Davis. "Avenging and Bright" – patriotic song by Thomas Moore [19] "Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men)" – song by Peadar Kearney about the 19th-century Fenians.
Over the Hills and Far Away (traditional song) " Over the Hills and Far Away " is a traditional British song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. One version was published in Thomas D'Urfey 's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy; a very different one appeared in George Farquhar 's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. A version ...
Lyricist (s) Herman Finck. "I'll Make a Man of You" is a World War I recruiting song that was sung across Britain in hopes of rallying young men to enlist in the military. It is sung from a flirtatious young woman's perspective of how she dates military men in order to turn them into better soldiers. [1] It was written and composed by Arthur ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC , KBE , CB , CMG , DSO ( / dəˈwaɪ.ərt /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. [3]
I Love This Land. I Vow to Thee, My Country. I'm Backing Britain. Irish Blood, English Heart. It's a Long Way to Tipperary.