The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #92279   Message #2917847
Posted By: meself
31-May-10 - 02:46 PM
Thread Name: Origins: I've Got Sixpence, Jolly, Jolly Sixpence
Subject: RE: Origins: I've Got Sixpence, Jolly, Jolly Sixpence
My mother (ex-RCAF) sang it as "happy is the day, when the Air Force gets their pay", but I've also heard it sung as "when the army gets their pay." Seems to depend on which branch of the forces one is connected to.