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| Gadget Girl |
Posted - February 04 2005 : 1:08:24 PM
Hey Sarge - I saw this on another website and wondered if it was your regiment this little tune might be about?
Gallant Forty-Twa
Traditional Scottish
Full song: .mp3 (1 MB)
"Gallant Forty-Twa" is performed by Plain Salt.
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You may talk about your Lancers, or your Irish Fusiliers,
The Aberdeen Militia, or the Queens own Volunteers.
Or any other regiment that's lying far awa',
Come give to me the tartan of the Gallant Forty Twa.
Chorus:
And strolling through the green fields on a summer day
Watching all the country girls working at the hay
I really was delighted and he stole my heart awa'
When I saw him in the tartan of the Gallant Forty Twa.
Oh I never will forget the day his regiment marched past
The pipes they played a lively tune but my heart was aghast
He turned around and smiled farewell and then from far awa'
He waved to me the tartan of the Gallant Forty Twa.
Chorus
Once again I heard the music of the pipers from afar
They tramped and tramped the weary men returning from the war
And as they nearer drew I brushed a woeful tear awa'
For me and my braw laddie of the Gallant Forty Twa.
Chorus
GG
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| Fitz Williams |
Posted - February 05 2005 : 11:55:23 PM
And here's some more of the same poem, sort of masonic in nature.
Hands off o' the sons o' the Widow,
Hands off o' the goods in 'er shop,
For the Kings must come down an' the Emperors frown
When the Widow at Windsor says "Stop"!
(Poor beggars! -- we're sent to say "Stop"!)
Then 'ere's to the Lodge o' the Widow,
From the Pole to the Tropics it runs --
To the Lodge that we tile with the rank an' the file,
An' open in form with the guns.
(Poor beggars! -- it's always they guns!) |
| SgtMunro |
Posted - February 05 2005 : 8:23:04 PM
One of my favorite Kipling 'clips', and this one is timeless for anyone who has ever worn the uniform:
(Please forgive any misquotes, since I am typing this from memory)
We ain't no thin red heroes, but we ain't no blackgards too,
But ordinary men, most unusual as you,
And if our conduct, isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barracks don't grow into plaster saints...
...And its "Tommy this" and "Tommy that",
And, "Chuck him out, the brute",
But he's "The savior of our country",
When the guns begin to shoot...
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| Steve S |
Posted - February 05 2005 : 5:40:57 PM
While in a Kipling mode..& strangely up to date..
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier |
| Fitz Williams |
Posted - February 04 2005 : 11:23:14 PM
Walk wide o' the Widow at Windsor,
For 'alf o' Creation she owns:
We 'ave bought 'er the same with the sword an' the flame,
An' we've salted it down with our bones. |
| SgtMunro |
Posted - February 04 2005 : 4:18:54 PM
Why yes Lass, it 'twas. A good number of the songs which mention regiments specifically were written during the Victorian Era. Even though soldiers in the British Army continued to be looked down upon by the public they protected (Until after World War 1, at which point everyone knew and/or was related to someone who wore the uniform), it was during the reign of Queen Victoria that you found a good amount of praise given to 'Tommy Atkins'. This praise showed itself in literature, theater and song.
The reason for this was twofold, first was the high visability of the 'Soldiers of the Queen' via the many wars fought during her reign (Queen Victoria was lovingly refered to, by her soldiers, as the 'Soldier Queen'). Secondly, Queen Victoria showed a genuine interest in the welfare of her warriors; and this sent ripples down through British Society, who always looked to The Crown for setting the tone in such things as public opinion and even fashion (It was during this time that Florence Nightangale and her 'Red Cross' came about, during the Crimean War; and it was the first private benevolent society for soldiers). Queen Victoria also brought about the fad of 'rediscovering your Scottish Heritage', which caused the invention of family tartans. Contrary to popular belief, there was no such thing as a 'Wallace Tartan' or 'Campbell Tartan', before this period. Clan Chieftans would buy in bulk, whatever tartan was available from the weavers, and dole it out to their charges. Before the 'De-Kilting' Acts of the 1740's, it was normal to see a man wearing two or three different setts of tartan. So both Highland Scot and 'Redcoat' have Queen Victoria to thank for a period of goodwill and pride from their fellow countrymen.
And yes, the 'Gallant Forty-Twa' is one of my favorites...
Your Most Humble Servant,
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