This song first appears in print in 1729. According to a story, probably apocryphal, it was sung by British General James Wolfe on the night before he was killed in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec in 1759.
It was a popular tune in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
thanks for posting this
grasshopperjunction 1 week ago
This is such a wonderful Lp; I've listened to a cassette version of it for years. Long overdue for release on CD.
BegoneJonah 2 months ago