The British Army Chords And Lyrics

''The Dubliners'' Written by Ewan McColl with guitar chords by Marc Fahrbach. This is one of the easiest songs ever for a guitar player, just the two handy chords throughout the whole song. The writer Ewan McColl was himself in the British army, he joined in 1940 and stayed five months. His best known song was Dirty Old Town which he wrote 1946 for a play ''Landscapes And Chimneys'' about Salford Manchester. Ewan McColl recorded over 100 albums. He  wrote more protest songs during the 1950s and 60s that anybody in the folk business. Luke Kelly was inspired by Ewan McColl and recorded many of his songs with The Dubliners. The tin whistle sheet music is included.

When (Am)I was young I used to be
As (G)fine a man as ever you'd see
Till the (Am)Prince of Wales he said to me:
"Come and join the (G)British (Am)army"
 
Chorus
(Am)Toora loora loora loo,
They're (G)looking for monkeys up at the zoo
And says (Am)I: "If I had a face like you,
I'd join the (G)British (Am)army"
 
Oh (Am)Sarah Conlon baked a cake,
'Twas (G)all for poor oul Slattery's sake
She (Am)threw herself into the lake,
Pretending (G)she was (Am)barmy
 
Chorus
 
(Am)Corporal Daly went away,
His (G)wife got in the family way
And the (Am)only thing that she could say,
Was: "Blame the (G)British (Am)army"
 
Chorus
 
(Am)Corporal Kelly's a terrible drought,
Just (G)give him a couple of jars of stout
And he'll (Am)beat the enemy with his mouth
And save the (G)British (Am)army
 
Chorus
 
(Am)Kilted soldiers wear no drawers,
(G)Won't you kindly lend them yours
The (Am)rich must always help the poor
To save the (G)British (Am)army
 
Chorus
 
When (Am)I was young I used to be
As (G)fine a man as ever you'd see
Till the (Am)Prince of Wales he said to me:
"Come and join the (G)British (Am)army"
 
(Am)Toora loora loora loo,
They're (G)looking for monkeys up at the zoo
And says (Am)I: "If I had a face like you,
I'd ... the (G)British (Am)army"

Ewan McColl wrote The British Army song

Song words without the chords
When I was young I used to be
As fine a man as ever you'd see
Till the Prince of Wales he said to me:
"Come and join theBritish army"
 
Chorus
Toora loora loora loo,
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo
And says I: "If I had a face like you,
I'd join the British army"
 
Oh Sarah Conlon baked a cake,
'Twas all for poor oul Slattery's sake
She threw herself into the lake,
Pretending she was barmy
 
Chorus
 
Corporal Daly went away,
His wife got in the family way
And the only thing that she could say,
Was: "Blame the British army"
 
Chorus
 
Corporal Kelly's a terrible drought,
Just give him a couple of jars of stout
And he'll beat the enemy with his mouth
And save the British army
 
Chorus
 
Kilted soldiers wear no drawers,
Won't you kindly lend them yours
The rich must always help the poor
To save the British army
 
Chorus
 
When I was young I used to be
As fine a man as ever you'd see
Till the Prince of Wales he said to me:
"Come and join the British army"
 
Toora loora loora loo,
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo
And says I: "If I had a face like you,
I'd ... the British army"