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I cant remember half of what we sang but it might be interesting to write them down for posterity - in a sanitised version of course!! our historical officianados could even add to their origin and did they really belong to us?
I will start us off
get them down you zulu warrior get them down you zulu chief chief chief
ali zumba zumba zumba ali zumba zumba zey
repeat ad infinitum until trousers down.
Rolli,
Alan Davies 46 used to get us singing "if you rolled a silver dollar" I can't remember the rest, Nick Ravenhill with "Champion the Wonder Horse" or my remendition, dare I say it "JC,JC has anyone seen JC"
Regards
BTB
Nick Ravenhill.........."Ringo"
Den Morris 18....." Mother Kellys Doorstep"
Thom 43............ "Dew its hard"
Lofty Lloyd the "worm" song.:laugh:
"We are Warriors we are men-we got a wifle and a bullet" Thom 15 Tidworth
The unforgettable - Ugly bug ball -Skippy Woods Tidworth
A Yellow Bird (with a yellow bill) Ritchie Irvine
"my brother sylvester" Charlie (pete) Fenton
"Running Bear" Tidworth - Myself but many better versions followed over the years in the Red Dragon Club
" Little o wine drinker me", " AB AB AB" my boy" Roll a silver dollar" Alun Davies 46 often as a medley.
Terry Pope - Tidworth :- I'm a troll foldy roll and I'm going to f#+@ you after supper.
Who remembers the 14 days of Christmas, I first heard it in the corporal's mess in Belize. I'm not allowed to sing it nowadays.
"Clickety clack, clickety clack, over the rickety bridge"............quality :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Thom15
Nice one Al. Terry had me in tears many a time.
Now this is what this Forum is all about, fantastic memories and great times had by all.
Jinks 38 with "Ghost Riders in the Sand" and I do remeber in BK doing the Sandance with Jinxs to Down in a B........ in Cairo
Yer Awesum Days!
Dilwyn I recall your very animated "11 leaping lesbians" CLASSIC!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thom15
Bronco...The Old Rugged Cross, The Lobster Song
Charlie(Pete) Fenton...English Country Garden (Munching Etc!!)
Deltas.. Walking on Sunshine Mountain, The Cow Kicked Nelly In The Belly In The Barn.(2nd verse the same as the 1st a little bit louder and a little bit worse etc)
Parrot... Bl***y Big kidney wiper ( Ithink to the tune of Ghost riders in the sky ??)
Jinx 38 ?.. Down in old Sarawack
Deltas... Stuff the Alpha's & the Bravo's Etc..
Richie Irvine...Yellow Bird
Nick Ravenhill... The Story where different groups would be called upon to make war noises, stukas, machine guns etc while others hummed it's a long way to Tipperery.
Deltas.. Little Old Wine Drinker, King of The Road
Bravos... BOBBY SHAFTO !! :biglaugh:
Bn... Speed Your Journey
Hi Richy, long time no speak!Quote:
Originally Posted by richie264
I think the ridiculing Icon for our song Bob shafto (Bravo's) is in fact another swipe from a Delta's diehard. Remember we won the first (proberbly last) choir contest along with the Scaife Cup that year. Although "king of the road" was a fine song, it wasnt quite in the spirit of choir, more like stage shows STOMP or Billy Idiot!!! However watching "38" performance with broom bask, "for use of" during the song was great and showed us all the skills that Deltas where good at! AREA CLEANING.
Regards Jaymo
Standing by for the Flack
we are the gallaping 23rd
Hi Jamo, We were Dirty DELTAS You were Bogging Bravos :wink:
Shed 50 used to sing love on the Rocks by Neil Diamond, it still sends a shiver up me back now:elvis2:
What about Old Shep?
I can see his face played outside half, Corporal, from South Wales Jinks...his last two escapes me.With the Battalion in Hong kong, Londonderry, Tidworth,Germany, Warminster
Dai was'nt it love on the Wocks, or was it love on the Quara
as John the Shed would say??
Paul that would be Bronco (wunning up the wight wing). Alan JenkinsQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul Hinge
Gwyn I believe you are correct, it was him playing at outside half that caught me out. It was bwonko the waskerly wabbit wunning up the wight wing and I think he did used to sing Old Shep.
Wow! this thread takes me back to some good old times in the Dragon and other rugby clubs we played at.
We are the galloping 23rd
we'll take the enemy by and by
Every man in the regiment is willing to do or dieeeee
We are the galloping 23rd
second to the navy and the sea.
If it wasnt for the galloping 23rd
where the hell would the army be
I'll tell you
miles behind the lines shovelling S***
Oh
miles behind th lines shoveling S***
If it wasnt for the galloping 23rd
where the hell would the army be.
Now our sgt major he never fired a gun
he won the DCM for the things he never done
and when the boys went over you'd see the Bas**** run
the other way, the other waaayyyy
ill tell you
miles behind the lines shovelling S***
oh
miles behind the lines shoveling S***.
If it wasnt for the galloping 23rd
where the hell would the army be.
Now we went to Belfast to see what they were doing
and when we got there the place was in a ruin.
Oh we havn't seen Mcstoifen for a helluva time
he must have been blown up by a bomb.
Well if he's the leader of the IRA, well F*** him
he's no cousin of mine.
No cousin of mine
no cousin of mine.
I've got cousins of every kind.
England, Scotland Ireland or WALES,
russia prussia and jerusalem.
South africa, america and germany,
all around the lands.
But if he's the leader of the IRA,
well f*** him he's no cousin
well f*** him he's no cousin
well f*** him he's no cousin of mine.
Its really two songs knocked into one.
Sorry Rolli...it seemed better finished on your message, apologies for the ****** its in a good cause.
Al :-)
How about (if we are allowed)
Oh! I had a sister Kitty
And she only had one Titty
It was very long and pointed
And the nipple double jointed
Have you ever saw
Have you ever saw
Have you ever saw such a funny thing before.
I had an uncle RupertQuote:
Originally Posted by Thom15
who played outside half for Newport
and he'd play with much more fire
if he didn't pull his wire
have you ever saw etc
Jinks 38 ....
"In a brothel in Cairo"
Also "The Regimental goat" sung in an Irish accent to the tune of 'Paddy McGinty's goat' - only remember one line "He'll punch ya, he'll kick ya, he'll stab ya in the 'troat"
I had an uncle Michael,
and he rode a motorcycle,
he rode it down the street,
knocking people off their feet,
did you ever see.........
Larry Burns, Pebble Island.
Sarge what was that mars bar wrapper for?
Gwyn you spot on Bronco it was. Does anyone know what's become of him?
Hingey
"The Chorus of The Hebrew Slaves"
That one's got you all thinking - eh???
I'll give you the words - from memory.......
"Speed your journey, my thoughts and my longings
Speed your journey to mountain and valley
Where the sweet scented air breathes a fragrance
O'er the homes that we knew long ago
To the waters of Jordan bear greeting
To the downfallen temples of Zion.......
Oh my country, so fair and so wretched
Oh remembrance of joy and of woe
Golden Harps of the prophets oh tell me
Why so silent ye hang from the Willow
Once again sing the songs of our homeland
Sing again of the days that are past......
We have drunk from the cup of affliction
and have shed bitter tears of repentance
Oh inspire us, Jehovah, with courage
So that we may endure to the last
So that we may endure to the last
May endure to the last........."
Well - in Berlin 1989 - the band tried to form a Welsh Male Voice Choir within the Sgts' Mess - and this is the song we rehearsed with.
It never came off - lack of interest - and I think that that was/is very sad - if it had come off and come off well - could you imagine it - a large Welsh Male Voice Choir accompanied by the band to die for.
I sing this song now as a member of the BRIGHTON Welsh Male Voice Choir - and if we can do it - average age about 58 ..... !!!
The Welsh are renowned for their singing - but in my time we never got one serious piece together in the Bn. I know we're talking drinking songs, but still - Bob Lloyd had it right - how many out there know the Welsh National Anthem even?
Join a choir and get singing you whimps!!!!Wink
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