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30 Dec 09 - 07:41 AM (#2799175) Subject: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and Won From: GUEST,Guest Hello - not strictly that "folkie" I know but this is the only place I could think to ask ... Looking for full lyric and/or mp3 of Harry Lauder's song "The Lads Who Fought and Won". I've only managed to find one verse and an mp3 of that one verse despite a trawl through likely sites (and countless others). Any help much appreciated. Thanks. |
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30 Dec 09 - 01:59 PM (#2799441) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and W From: autoharper The Laddies Who Fought and Won Verse: 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, ever the same With a heart as big as three And when trials and troubles 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 join in this song Chorus: When the fighting's over and the war is done And the flags are waving free When the bells are ringing and the boys are singing Songs of victory And when we all gather round the old fireside And the old mother kisses her son Oh, the lassies will be loving o'er the laddies The laddies who fought and won Verse: If we all look back on the history of the past We can just see where we are We have pledged our work and we will all hold back 'Til the day awakes afar Until that day comes, let us fight and fight Let us fight 'til victory's won We will never give in, we are out to win To the very last man and gun ------------------- I cannot remember the composer. Lauder lost a son in WWI. When Malvina Reynolds wrote "We Hate To See Them Go" in the late 1940's, I believe this song may have been part of her inspiration. -Adam Miller |
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30 Dec 09 - 02:57 PM (#2799478) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and Won From: Mick Pearce (MCP) You can download an audio copy from archive.org - The Laddies Who Fought And Won Mick |
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30 Dec 09 - 03:00 PM (#2799481) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and Won From: Mick Pearce (MCP) And the sheet music is available at Levy - here's a direct link to the pdf: The Laddies Who Fought And Won. (right click and Save Target As) Mick |
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30 Dec 09 - 03:20 PM (#2799492) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and Won From: Murray MacLeod in the chorus, the line given above as Oh, the lassies will be loving o'er the laddies should of course read A' the lassies will be loving a' the laddies (All the lassies will be loving all the laddies) |
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09 Jan 10 - 08:06 PM (#2807906) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and W From: autoharper Is there anyone out there who still sings this song? |
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10 Jan 10 - 07:50 AM (#2808150) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry LauderThe Lads Who Fought and Won From: Gutcher Seem to recollect that Lauder refused to cancel a concert on the day after receiving news of the death of his son[1916?]& this was one of the songs that he sung at that concert. Joe. |
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12 Jan 10 - 11:44 AM (#2810080) Subject: Lyr Add: LADDIES WHO FOUGHT AND WON (Harry Lauder) From: Jim Dixon 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. |