Rochester Recruiter is a great song for singarounds. I only know of it's origin from a mudcat discussion perhaps 2 years ago. The catters who know said it first turns up after the Boer War suggesting some British troops picked up the tune from some Ausies. I prefer to imagine it really is as old as Marlborough's campaigns and they stole the tune from us, but only because that story goes down well in Englsh pubs.
Who'll be a soldier,
Keith.