In 1944
The Germans went to war
They lost their pants
In the middle of France
In 1944

Immortal lines that have in many ways guided my life, alongside the classic

Oh what fun
Oh what fun
Shooting peas
Up a Nanny goat's bum

and

Jemima Jones and me
We both sat up a tree
We had no shimmies
To cover our jimmies
Jemima Jones and me

Small wonder I have devoted my life to song writing.