The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34928 Message #3813246
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
07-Oct-16 - 08:04 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Bless 'Em All
Subject: RE: Origins: Bless 'Em All
The version actually sung by soldiers is the relevant one, regardless of whether the written original or the stage version might have been different. Or rather, both versions are authentic, according to the context in which they were and are sung.