F. T. Nettleingham, 2nd Lt., R. F. C., 1917, "Tommy's Tunes." "A comprehensive collection of soldiers' songs, marching melodies, rude rhymes, and popular parodies, composed, collected, and arranged on active service with the B. E. F." Erskine MacDonald, Ltd., London, 96pp.
Music- sheet music included. Tunes are mentioned if music not given. Printed alphabetization of songs somewhat erratic.
INDEX
Après la Guerre Music At the Halt, on the Left, Form Platoon Ally Sloper's Cavalree The Birdman Boys' Brigade Battle of Waterloo Cresol Coal Fatigue Call the Roll!!! Music Divisional Rest D'ye Ken Jan Smuts? Dying Aviator, The Down in the Valley Music (Not the N. Am. songs) "Excelsior" Up to Date Esprit de Corps Fred Karno's Army Grousing Ginger is an Enemy of Mine Music Gallant R. N. D. Grasshopper, The Guillemont Greener Grows the Grass Green Grass Grew All Round, The Music Hiawatha Here We Are Again Music Hoo Ha- Hoo Ha Ha! Music I Don't Want to be a Soldier I Want to be in Blighty I Want to Go Home Music I'm So Bad If it's a German- Guns Up! John Brown's Baby Kitchener's Army Little Bit of Fluff, The La-La, La-La Left! Left! Music Looping the Loop Music Mechanic's Moan Mountains of Morne, The Mechanic's Rosary Man, the Dog, and the Meadow, The Music Never Mind Napoo- Fini!! No Quarter Ninety-nine Bottles on the Wall Music Ode to Tickler Our Little Wet Trench in the West Old king Cole Omer Drome Our Essex Camp Old Soldiers never Die Onward, Queen Victorias! Our Jam Old Man's Hammer, The Officers' Wives' Music Ode to the R. A. F. (Engine) Music Oh, Had I the Wings of an Avro! Ohio (Old Macdougal) Music Pilot's Psalm Reason Why, The Recruiting Parody No. 2 Rule, Britannia Music Ragtime Army, The, R. F. C. Ragtime Navy Rosary, The - Hospital version Ragtime Flying Corps, The Music Ragtime Aircraft Builders R. F. C. Recruiting Song No. 1 R. F. C. Recruiting Song No. 2 Ronnel McConnel Music Skiboo Music Sing Me to Sleep Swanee River She Was So Kind to Me Music Somme, The Strafe on the Kaiser Seaforth's Sob Tipperary Tips This is the Flying Corps Trench Parody, A They Were so Happy, Oh, so Happy When this Ruddy War Is Over Music Why Did We Join the Army We Are the Ragtime Army (Artists' O. T. C.) We Are the Ragtime Army (Anzac version) Wail of the New Armies, The We Are the Royal Sappers Who Killed Cock Robin? When They Were Up, They Were Up When This Ruddy War Is Over Music We Are the Boys Who Make No Noise Music Whiter than the Whitewash Music Your King and Country Need You
PARODIES INCLUDED
Auld Lang Syne Back Home in Tennessee Beautiful Baby Doll Bugle Call British Grenadiers Come, my Lad, and Be a Soldier Church's One Foundation, The Dying Lancer, The Excelsior Fol-the-Rol-Lol Holy, Holy, Holy Here's to the Maiden of Sweet Seventeen Hiawatha Here, Here We Are, Here We Are Again Here We Go Gathering Nuts and May I Want to Be in Dixie I'm in Love I Want to Go Home If it's a Lady- Thumbs Up! I Want to be an Angel John Peel John Brown's Baby Kind Words Can Never Die Keep the Home Fires Burning Little Grey Home in the West La-la, La-la, Sing this Chorus to Me Lowther Arcade, The Married to a Mermaid My Old Kentucky Home Michigan Moonlight Bay Marching through Georgia Mountains of Morne My Mother's Rosary Never Mind Old King Cole Onward, Christian Soldiers Oh, See Me Dance the Polka Oh! You Beautiful Doll Psalm, Twenty-third Red, White and Blue Ragtime Cowboy Joe Rule, Britannia Rosary, The Sing Me to Sleep Sweet Genevieve Swanee River Tipperary There is a Happy Land Ten Little Nigger Boys Tennessee We Are but Little Children Weak Who Killed Cock Robin? Your King and Country Need You Yankee Doodle
Introduction- includes Army vocabulary and argot in song, popularity "Annie Laurie" No. 1), superstitions (an airoplane is never referred to as such; it is the 'bus.' Notes that some songs are too bawdy, or untranslatable; mentioned are "Miralto Me Re," "Kafoosalem, the Harlot of Jerualem," "B. Bill the Sailor." A second edition was printed (not seen).