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This song was written and sung by the ordinary soldiers in WWI and tells of the greed and laziness of senior military commanders and compares it with the sacrifice of the ordinary soldier.
The words I have for this song are from by pal Roy Murray, I don’t have a clue where he got them.
Along with a great bunch of singers I was involved in a workshop/concert called ‘Don’t Sign Up for War’, which is the title of a great Alistair Hulett song, and we ended the gig leading the audience in a rousing rendition of this song.
lyrics
If you want to see the General, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the General, I know where he is,
He's sitting in his old armchair.
I saw him, I saw him, sitting in his old armchair,
I saw him, sitting in his old armchair.
If you want to see the Adjutant, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the Adjutant, I know where he is,
He's sitting in the Folies Bergere.
I saw him, I saw him, sitting in the Folies Bergere
I saw him, sitting in the Folies Bergere.
If you want to see the Captain, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the Captain, I know where he is,
He's knocking off the Adjutant’s wife.
I saw him, I saw him, knocking off the Adjutant’s wife,
I saw him, knocking off the Adjutant’s wife.
If you want to see the Sergeant, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the Sergeant, I know where he is,
He’s fiddling the company’s rum.
I saw him, I saw him, fiddling the company’s rum,
I saw him, fiddling the company’s rum.
If you want to see the corporal, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the Corporal, I know where he is,
He’s propping up the NAAFI Bar.
I saw him, I saw him, propping up the NAAFI Bar,
I saw him, propping up the NAAFI Bar.
If you want to see the Private, I know where he is,
I know where he is, I know where he is.
If you want to see the Private, I know where he is,
He’s hanging on the old barbed wire.
I saw him, I saw Him, hanging on the old barbed wire,
I saw him, hanging on the old barbed wire.
credits
from Bring out the Banners,
released March 11, 2019
Trad |Arranged – Paul Brown and Ian Bartlett | Vocals – Paul Brown, Noel Armstrong, Tony Ricketts, Jean Reid, Jenny Kilpatrick and Ian Bartlett
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