Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jun 10 - 11:24 AM

hi have any of yous heard the version of the green fields of france where willie replies. some of the words are "the coffin was plywood and pourous and the band played football by the forest"

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 07:32 AM

Stephen L Suffet wrote a version where Willy replies, objecting to being told that he and his comrades knew not why they fought.

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: GUEST,tiggercat08
Date: 30 Mar 09 - 06:39 PM

i'm looking for a version where it turned out he became a vampire, i've heard it so often and would really like the words to add to my songbook

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: John Moulden
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 03:25 PM

Crawford Howard of Belfast wrote a parody about the demand of drunken punters in pubs that anyone who sing must know the Eric Bogle song and if a performance is not forthcoming, their tendency to sing it themselves. Fintan Vallely "improved" the parody.

John Moulden

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: Philippa
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 09:10 AM

If you mean the Eric Bogle song, use the forum search to look up Bogle parody threads. we had some last year. And there's some in the DT too, I believe.

Subject: RE: Alternative lyrics to 'Willie McBride -Flower
From: Big Mick
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 08:56 AM

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Date: 22 Jan 99 - 08:54 AM