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Your King And Country Need You (Pelham)
Several different recruiting songs with the name "Your King and Country Want/Need You" were popularised in Britain at the beginning of the First World War. ''Your King and Country Need You'' was a popular song and recitation, with words by Paul Pelham, and music by W. H. Wallis and Fred Elton, published in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... at the start of the war in 1914 by Lawrence Wright Music. It was written as a recruiting song with the aim of persuading men to volunteer to fight in the War. Half the profits on the first 100,000 copies were to be given to the "H.R.H. Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund". Lyrics There was an optional recitation for after the second verse. The following complete set of lyrics are taken from the original sheet music: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your King And Country Want You
Several different recruiting songs with the name "Your King and Country Want/Need You" were popularised in Britain at the beginning of the First World War. ''Your King and Country Want You'' with words and music by Paul Rubens was published in London at the start of the war in 1914 by Chappell Music. It was written as a "Woman's Recruiting Song" to be sung with the intention of persuading men to volunteer to fight in the War. Profits from its sale were given to " Queen Mary's Work for Women Fund"; the song raised over half a million pounds for the fund.Pegler, Martin, ''Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War'' Osprey Publishing, 2014, , page 254. Lyrics The song lyrics were written to be sung by a woman, but alternative words could be used (listed in brackets) if sung by a man or by a mixed ensemble. The following complete set of lyrics are taken from the original sheet music: Verse 1: : We've watched you playing cricket And every kind of game : At football, golf and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
