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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 English (and later 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 ...
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:
Not to be confused with the song of the same name by Brian Warfield which refers to the mutiny of the First Battalion of the regiment in response to the Irish war of independence. "Gallipoli" "Salonika" – there were two Cork songs with this title about the Irish serving in the British Army in the First World War, one for and one against.
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 ...
"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" – Irish traditional anti-war and anti-recruiting song that was the basis for the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", and recorded as "Fighting for Strangers" by Steeleye Span. "Join the British Army" – Irish rebel song, recorded by Ewan MacColl and The Dubliners.
The only consistent element in early versions is the title line and the tune. D'Urfey's and Gay's versions both refer to lovers, while Farquhar's version refers to fleeing overseas to join the army. The tune was provided with another set of lyrics for the British Sharpe television series of
Bless 'Em All. " Bless 'Em All ", also known as " The Long and the Short and the Tall " and " Fuck 'Em All ", is a war song. The words have been credited to Fred Godfrey in 1917 set to music composed by Robert Kewley, however, early versions of the song may have existed amongst British military personnel in the 1880s in India.
An Armalite AR-18, the subject of the song. " Little Armalite " (also known as " My Little Armalite " or " Me Little Armalite ") is an Irish rebel song which praises the Armalite AR-18 rifle that was widely used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) as part of the paramilitary's armed campaign in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.