When I Was Young
Sung and spoken by Ewan MacColl.
Spoken: And we also had a number of songs about soldiers. One of them was a song about joining the British Army (sings):
When I was young, ah used to be
As fine a man as ever you'd see.
The Prince of Wales, he said to me,
Come and join the British Army.
Toora loora loora loo,
Me curses on the Labour Broo,
That took me darling boy from you
To join the British Army.
Toora loora loora loo,
They're looking for monkeys up in the zoo,
But if ah had a face like you,
Id join the British Army.
This song gained popularity in the 1960s folk song revival in an Irish version sung by Dominic Behan, brother of playwright Brendan.
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