Harry Lauder wrote this song himself. Here is my transcription from the sheet music. I have boldfaced the differences between this and the above version.


THE LADDIES WHO FOUGHT AND WON
Harry Lauder, 1916.

1. There's a dear old lady, Mother Britain is her name,
And she's all the world to me.
She's a dear old soul, always the same,
With a heart as big as three;
And when troubles and trials are knocking at her door,
And the day seems dark and long,
Her sons on the land and her sons on the sea,
They all march to this song:

CHORUS: When the fighting is over and the war is won,
And the flags are waving free,
When the bells are ringing and the boys are singing
Songs in ev'ry key,
When we all gather round the old fireside
And the old mother kisses her son,
A' the lassies will be loving all the laddies,
The laddies who fought and won.

2. We all look back to the hist'ry of the past
That has made us what we are.
We have pledged our word we all shall hold fast,
Be the day away so far;
And till that time comes, let us fight and fight.
Let us fight till vict'ry's won.
We will never give in. We are out to win
To the very last man and gun.