The British Army Chords And Lyrics
''The Dubliners'' Written by Ewan McColl with guitar chords by Marc Fahrbach. The Banjo / Mandolin Sheet Music tab is included. 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"
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"
Banjo / Mandolin Tab Join The British 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"
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"
Join The British Army Sheet Music / Tin Whistle Tab By The Dubliners
Alternative version of the lyrics by Alan Barrett
When I was young I used to be
As fine a lad as ever you'd see
Oh, the Queen of England said to me
“Come! Join the British Army!”
A recruiting sergeant tried to take
Me to fight for England’s sake
I threw myself into a lake
Pretending to be barmy
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
Says I, “If I’d a face like you
I'd join the British Army!”
He says,“You’ll make your mother proud
And you’ll stand out in any crowd”
“In a smart new army-issue shroud?
Such thoughts as that don’t calm me!”
“The hat won’t fit right on my head.
I never did look good in red
My friends would rather see me dead
Than in the British Army!”
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
And sure, if I’d a tail like you,
I'd join the British Army!
When Pat and Seamus marched away,
Their wives got in the family way.
Such things will happen, so they say:
Let’s blame the British Army!
The curse of Ireland’s hardship now
Is seeing her sons desert the plough
To join some foreign rowdy-dow
Caused by the British Army!
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
Ah, now if I had fur like you
I'd join the British Army!
Private Kelly’s a terrible drought
But give him a couple of pints of stout
And he'd beat the enemy with his mouth -
Backed-up by half the Army!
Scotland’s soldiers wear no drawers
Won't you kindly lend them yours?
The rich should always help the poor!
Let's help the British Army!
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
And – yes - if I had paws like you,
I'd join the British Army!
So - toora-loora loora-LAY!
Your pardon - I’ll be on my way
To join the Fenian Men today
And *ffft* the British Army!
When I was young I used to be
As fine a lad as ever you'd see
Oh, the Queen of England said to me
“Come! Join the British Army!”
A recruiting sergeant tried to take
Me to fight for England’s sake
I threw myself into a lake
Pretending to be barmy
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
Says I, “If I’d a face like you
I'd join the British Army!”
He says,“You’ll make your mother proud
And you’ll stand out in any crowd”
“In a smart new army-issue shroud?
Such thoughts as that don’t calm me!”
“The hat won’t fit right on my head.
I never did look good in red
My friends would rather see me dead
Than in the British Army!”
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
And sure, if I’d a tail like you,
I'd join the British Army!
When Pat and Seamus marched away,
Their wives got in the family way.
Such things will happen, so they say:
Let’s blame the British Army!
The curse of Ireland’s hardship now
Is seeing her sons desert the plough
To join some foreign rowdy-dow
Caused by the British Army!
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
Ah, now if I had fur like you
I'd join the British Army!
Private Kelly’s a terrible drought
But give him a couple of pints of stout
And he'd beat the enemy with his mouth -
Backed-up by half the Army!
Scotland’s soldiers wear no drawers
Won't you kindly lend them yours?
The rich should always help the poor!
Let's help the British Army!
Toora-loora loora-loo!
They're looking for monkeys up at the zoo!
And – yes - if I had paws like you,
I'd join the British Army!
So - toora-loora loora-LAY!
Your pardon - I’ll be on my way
To join the Fenian Men today
And *ffft* the British Army!
