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'Join The British Army' tells of a young Irishman reconsidering the decisions that drove him to join the British army.

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When I was young, I used to be,
As fine a man as ever you'd see,
'til the Prince of Wales, he said to me,
Come and join the British army.

Too-ra loo-ra loo-ra loo,
They're lookin' for monkeys up in the zoo,
And if ever I had a face like you?
I'd join the British army.

Sarah Comden baked a cake,
It's all for poor old Slattery's sake,
Sure I threw meself into the lake,
Pretendin' I was barmy.

Too-ra loo-ra loo-ra loo,
I've made me mind up what to do,
Now I'll work me ticket home to you,
And Fuck the British Army.

Sergeant Heeley went away
And his wife got in the family way,
And the only words that she could say,
Was blame the British army.

Too-ra loo-ra loo-ra loo,
Me curse upon the Labour blue,
That took me darlin' boy from me,
To join the British army.

Corporal Sheen's a bit of a lout,
Just give him a couple o' jars o' stout,
He'll bite the enemy with his mouth,
And save the British army.

Too-ra loo-ra loo-ra loo,
I've made me mind up what to do,
Now I'll work me ticket home to you,
And Fuck the British Army.

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from From The Plough To The Stars- A Celtic Punk Celebration Of Irish Rebel Songs, released February 24, 2023
Irish Influenced party Rockabilly-Punk from Austin, Texas. Song taken from their album The Good, The Bad And The Indifferent.
www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Irish-Texas-Digital-Music/s?k=Black+Irish+Texas
www.facebook.com/blackirishtexas/

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