DAD'S ARMY: full theme song, unheard lyrics

[SuperGinganinja64]

Them fuziwuzis don't like it up 'em

[SuperGinganinja64]

German POW: Your name shall also go on the the list

Captain Mainwaring: Don't tell him your name Pike!

Love it

[hminkema]

I was 8 to 12 years old when this series played on Dutch television. Loved it! Still love it, actually, and I have just ordered the DVD collection from British Amazon.

I always knew this song without knowing the exact words, as is often the case with foreign-language songs that we learn as kids. But I'm pretty sure that the lines "Mr. Brown goes off to town ... with his gun" are in the movie, and only the modulation "So watch out ... the bus" were left out.

I love this video clip, by the way!

[woodoor1]

The 4 people who disliked this video must have got it up 'em and not liked it!

[TheLucyloo95]

I love dads army!!

[masterchiefboy11]

this full length song is used in the movie

[1994kcjones]

permission to comment sir!

[superhero001ify]

who do you think you are kidding mister hitler if you think were on the run

leuk liedjes

[bryandawkins]

did anyone ever do Mom's Navy, Sister's Air force,Brother's Marine core?

[TheAw360me]

3 people missed the bus

[gazmetal]

Used to watch this with my gramps. Well good!

[Doug5524]

PIKE ,You stupid boy,just loved watching the series with my boy, C.

[TheEvieleekie]

were singing this at school

[RawrImmaEatYa]

@TheEvieleekie same at my school not my class 5/6 are doing it for rememberance day it was today :)

[ElectedMayor]

@camotophat I bought the boxset from Amazon for £30 a couple of years ago, it's probably still there now!

[camotophat]

@ElectedMayor I don't think they'll work in a US dvd player though.

[noblekat]

@camotophat my dad introduced me to this series:) Love this series so much! We rented it from the video shop...wish they had more series like this one!

[muse4life61]

@noblekat the men are adorable i love the song.

[jlovie]

They don't like it up 'em!

[kedwardsTWO]

god danm it im addicted to this song..... i cant stop listening to it.... or singing it......

[mrmagicroundcircle]

these chaps should be unleashed on london and birmingham rioters they wouldnt like it up em

[MrMiket102]

True Englishmen. Not the fucking fascist BNP we have now...

[cheyennebritbrat]

so sad that englands fxcked up beyond return now

[UnusedPineapple]

Anyone else here because of the Yogscast video?

[joexD93]

@UnusedPineapple i am xD

[lewisbudso]

@UnusedPineapple what 1?

[BabyBuffaloSoldier]

@UnusedPineapple wat for yogscast video??? which one??

[Voxac100b]

Fantastic never seen or heard this Thanx

[mythplatypuspwned]

lol wher'd u get the clip?

[btcc11]

Good old Britain standing alone against Germany!

[Darsaan]

@mrmagicroundcircle think he was reffering to that early period of the war where russia was still part of the axis powers and america hadn't joined yet :)

[btcc11]

@mrmagicroundcircle Russia was with Germany for the most part....

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@btcc11 russia was with germany for the lesser part

[btcc11]

@mrmagicroundcircle That's not actually true.

[drwhomasterfan]

Its great on a sunday, when your driving through the country to get to a car boot, and suddenlt this pops up on your ipod. Its just one of those songs you dont skip

[AnAutumnsDay]

Glorious and gentle humour at its very very best!

[Rocka1704]

Fantastic to hear. Thank you for up loading.

[ckolonko]

I love the First series.

[asteele911]

I grew up hating this show (and most of England) but listening to it now I am almost brought to tears, ok partly reminiscing about my youth but the lyrics of the song and the tone of voice is so right. Stiff upper lip.

[wix0123]

@asteele911 why did you hate it?

[lastswordfighter]

Interesing fact the British Home Guard recievied shipments of US made Model 1917 Enfield rifle chambered in .30-06 round. The problem was the British Home Guard was also equipped with British made Model 1917 Rifles chambered in the .303 round. The guns looked so similiar that there were accidents where someone would put in the wrong caliber round and the rifle would explode.

[TallboyDave]

@lastswordfighter If I remember, they got around it by painting a red band around the stocks of the rifles chambered for .30-06, as an identifying mark.

[lastswordfighter]

@TallboyDave They did that actually.

[wix0123]

@cooljoemaz what are you on about?

[hitthatperfectbeat]

@cooljoemaz @heyyoppls @xtdman345

That's nothing, i'm still in my mother's womb and i love this.

[heyyoppls1]

@hitthatperfectbeat Cool have a safe birth....x

[davidsan01]

@hitthatperfectbeat i'm in your mothers womb too!

[heyyoppls1]

@cooljoemaz cool beans hahahah

i think its halarious

[heyyoppls1]

is it wierd for a 14 yr old lass to love this lol ...x

[xtdman345]

@heyyoppls1 certainly not im a 16 year old guy nd i love this :)

[heyyoppls1]

@xtdman345 Yay so im not alone >.<

[xtdman345]

@heyyoppls1 i like a lot of old sit coms like this there possibly the best ever made :)

[wix0123]

@xtdman345 im 14 years old and I think it's a brilliant classic along with fawlty towers and steptoe and son

[xtdman345]

@wix0123 damn straight aye there the best hands down

[wix0123]

@xtdman345 Damn right!

[wix0123]

@heyyoppls1 chincy chow mein

[heyyoppls1]

@xtdman345 Yeah....X

Guess i was just brought up around this kinda stuff ;P

[hopebgood]

Wow! Interesting! Never heard those extra lines before.

:)

[kungfukathy09]

my grandad fought in world war 2 and he sai that the British use to make up nasty songs up about Hitler

[gr8hokage]

@kungfukathy09 yeah we did like my grand dad says why not have some fun in war time :)

[rexana]

This song taught me who Hitler was. xD I loved watching Dad's Army when I was about 3 years old (I'm 22 now). And I remember turning round one time during the titles and finally asking "Daddy, who is 'Mr. Hitler'?"

[gr8hokage]

@rexana hes a pedo i bet your dad said XD

[TheAlexagius]

if we had a home gurd today britian would be a better place

[TheStealthmatty]

Brilliant :D

[CROFTYNESS]

My Grandad made Dads army

[Morethanicouldhandel]

Im so usingthis as a presentation in history when we do WWII

[miltonluvsno1]

@krazykelis Haha I remember growing up with dads army when I was little and I'm 19 now. Good times. XD

[GRANDMASTERKANE]

im suprised some one hasnt changed the lyrics to "who do you think you are kidding mr cameron"etc but its a great theme tune, right up there with the greats such as batman.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@machado231097 Okay i wiil forgive you this time but dont let it happen again.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@machado231097 Old people whith guns maybe But do you realize that the so called dads army was responsible for the postponement of the imminent invasion of these islands in the early days of the war .The old people as you glibly state were a highly trained fighting unit feared throughtout germany and europe during the dark days of the 2nd world war .more so than the much younger sas

[dk0mp2]

@mrmagicroundcircle The invasion of Britain was postponed due to the German failure to win supremacy in the air, not because of the Home Guard. The Home Guard were not highly trained and certainly not feard in Germany. If the Nazis invaded they would have done their part in resistance but it certainly wasn't them who prevented the Germans from invading.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@dk0mp2 thanks i wasnt to far out anyway

[hitthatperfectbeat]

The home guard were not feared throughout europe, neither were they an elite unit. They were trained so they could to swell the army ranks if Britain were invaded, but they were old men and boys, not real soldiers. There was a small elite force trained to conduct a guerrilla war if britain were occupied and to assassinate collaborators and high ranking Nazis, GHQ Auxiliary units, but these were not part of the home guard and were a secret. Having said this i still respect what the Home Guard did

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@hitthatperfectbeat My grandfather said they wre feared

[hitthatperfectbeat]

@mrmagicroundcircle I'm not saying your grandfather is a liar, but this is what i was taught when studying the period at uni.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@hitthatperfectbeat well if you studied this at uni you must be very well informed. Suspect grandfather was still suffering from war time conditioning propaganda ect .thanks

[sturatcliffe]

@hitthatperfectbeat --- Partly correct. The age limits were 17-65, and in reality many men in their 50's and 60's were turned down, so 'old men and boys' is questionable. Members in their 70's and 80's are folklore. Not real soldiers? Most members born before 1899 (aged 41 or over at the HG's foundation) had military experience, 1914-18 especially. They were not supposed to 'swell the ranks', it was a separate force under territorial command, not divisional unit command.

[hitthatperfectbeat]

@sturatcliffe By "not real soldiers" i merely meant that they were not regulars, in the same way as, while respecting what they do and acknowledging their importance, we would not refer to members of the TA as soldiers. "Swell the ranks" i accept is a bit misleading, i did not mean that they would literally be placed into existing units that were depleted, but that they would support regular troops and were not Britain's only territorial defence.

[sturatcliffe]

@hitthatperfectbeat --- I take your point, yes. Your TA information is out of date though: 1980's: TA could not serve overseas in peacetime; 1990's: TA could request to be deployed overseas, if their skills were needed; 2000's: TA's are expected to and WILL serve tours in combat zones, no opt-out. Times change.

[mjbarrett1]

The one person who disliked this must be Hitler.

[Rockape593]

A fantastic film to bring back the good old days of television

[therailwayinspector3]

This was a delight to hear! How do you find the easter egg on whichever dvd this is on?

LOVED dads army, still do! A brilliant comedy

[kenthekool]

Hitler gave this a thumbs down.

[RobDavisTelford]

EASILY the best version of this marvellous song, and good to hear the oft-deleted extra stanza. Don't tell him, Pike!

[mrmagicroundcircle]

I still remember as a a very young boy my grandparents taking me and my younger brother to walmington on sea for weekend breaks and grandfather becoming very emotional about his days there as a member of the home guard .Not so lighthearted as shown on the tv comedy show.

[1000conmac]

the best song ever oh and fuck HITLER



[Joexfreeman]

Bets song ever classic :')

[rpguser345]

walker is my favourite character out of jones and captain and its a shame he died at a young age of 44

[korifoesbane]

We are the Local Defense Volunteers and I'm their appointed Commander Captain Mainwaring, and I must ask you to keep your hands off my Privates.

[Alzerak]

DONT PANIC

DOOONT PAANIIIICCCC!!!

DOOOOOONT PAAAAANNNNNNIIIIIICCCC

Im sure there are plenty of dads army replays still going so we can still watch the best sitcom of all time :)

[iamjamesjenkins]

crocfme ancient Aussie word meaning subject of the English

[iamjamesjenkins]

vite whats your name

Don't tell im Pike

wight Pike

i wasn't going to tell him sir

[Richiepookinshoo]

..you stupid boy

[smoothmover100]

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Ferguson

If you think you'll win the League

We are the boys who will stop your little game

We are the boys who will win the League again

[mrmagicroundcircle]

My grandfather born in the eastend remembers singing this on the underground during the darkest days of the blitz . Whenever the sereious came on the tv he would often burst into tears . My father would would give him a tenner to go down the pub to help take his mind of the remembered terrors . We dont realize how lucky we are.

[markrl75]

@mrmagicroundcircle I'm afraid that your Grandfather was misken as contrary to popular belief this was not a wartime song but written specifically for the sitcome series in the late 1960's. It was however sung by someone who had been a wartime entertainer by the name of Bud Flannagan. He recieved the princely sum of 100 guineas from the BBC for doing so.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@markrl75 are you calling my grandfather a liar

[estranged06]

@mrmagicroundcircle Your grandfather is mistaken. The lyrics were written by Jimmy Perry, one of the authors of the show specifically for this purpose.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@estranged06 no hes not . He was there you wasnt

[Vladd67]

@mrmagicroundcircle make your mind up on another video you say your Grandmother was the one who cried every time she heard it because she used to sing it in the underground during the Blitz. If you are going to make things up for what ever reason at least be consistent.

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@Vladd67 my grandmother and grandfather were both in the underground during the blitz singing the theme in question so there

[crocfme]

The Poms make the best comedies and the best period drama. This was the best of both; the best of the best.

[dougyoolikeme]

@crocfme yes

[Bazomanda]

who ever down voted this needs a boot up their arse.

[Andyc18]

LOL my Grandad looks just like Wilson, my mum sings this theme to him sometimes and he laughs.

[edgetiq]

obviously this doesn't effect modern Germany (So don't get upset Krauts) but what a great song!

[jesuschristyou]

lol, the guy at the bottom right at the end of the song is taking out his handkerchief

[dixonhpboosh]

@jesuschristyou that is fraser he normally has a cold

[burnt62]

Great. Thanks so much for posting this.

[guruguruponchan27]

Who does he think he's kidding? Hurrah! :P

[silexrifl]

@ blingblabo

yes. Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn. Hes the old man at 0:29 to 0:37.

Hes 90 years old!

[blingblabo]

arnt like 1-4 of the people still alive ?

[TheRetroDude]

Love this show. Makes me proud to be British.. if God Save The Queen anthem is changed it should be changed to this LOL

[ZombieHolocaust666]

This is the song behind the ASDA adverts, listen carefuly

[kbg7812]

dude only a monkey or child who never herd of this wouldnt no that

[Mattiniord]

So lovely, the best sitcom and themetune ever! Hats of from a member of the still existing Swedish Homeguard, which was founded after inspiriation from Britain in 1940!

[legoliveson]

this song is like a screensaver in my mind

[urizen1]

@legoliveson LOL

[Johnmartine63]

@legoliveson I know what you mean. I wait for the 303 at 9:04 and think of this.

[Vehementi]

Haha. Pike holding a pike, genius!

[dededetc]

very good

[x2xWhaaax7x]

i like this makes me feel old!

[rickya350]

Nicely done! When did Mainwaring start wearing his officers' cap?