Songs you used to sing...

[OldTrapCollector 377]

For the over 40's... what was the one about the knight..".with a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand,for god and for valour he rode through the land."?

Followed by "country dancing" practice in black elasticated plymsoles.That's what you call educationMr Blair!!!

 

I remember that one -

 

When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old,

He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold;

With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand

For God and for valour he rode through the land.

 

No charger have I, and no sword by my side,

Yet still to adventure and battle I ride,

Though back into storyland giants have fled,

And the knights are no more and the dragons are dead.

 

Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed

'Gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed;

And let me set free, with the sword of my youth,

From the castle of darkness the power of the truth.

 

OTC

[mooster 1]

That's the one! What the hell was the point of that!

[nighttimenellie 4]

at school we go traditional scottish ballads and being a catholic all the hyme shite by the time i was twelve i chucked the towel in wasnt for me and feched of , away home never went back till secondary ,got bollocked and was taken back by the police but i hated it and had an ingrained memory of any law and order for years or lord or gentry for that matter all the best , songs, roamin in the gloaming , with st paddys fenian band , then later the miners strike came to our village then there were other wrong doings to be getting on with and more songs of woe and debauchury , the pogues the corries , etc my name is jock stuart im a free born man a canny young fellow i am , we got songs like killie crankio, jonny lad , the bonny banks of loch lomond , out head master was into traditinal scottish music etc so we had to sing it etc, oor wee schools a gid wee school its made of bricks and plaster the only thing wrong wi it is the feching heed master

,Nice posts Whin, canny beat a bit of Corries, Hamish Imlach(very much missed) Dick Gauchin, Banjo Paterson, top fellas and songs, id like to add The masacre of Glencoe and greenfields of France into the list.

One i remember from School was called "Among the leaves so green O"(i think) never heard anyone else who had heard of this one, it went a bit like

The keeper did a shooting go

and under his cloak he carried a bow

All for to shoot at the merry little doe

Among the leaves so green o.

 

This might have got me into hunting lol.

[Guest The Big Fish]

I'd like to build the world a home

And furnish it with love

Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves

 

 

I'd like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company

I'd like to see the world for once

All standing hand in hand

And hear them echo through the hills "Ah, peace throughout the land"

 

That's the song I hear

 

 

 

Well i would like to teach you lot of tone deaf gits to sing anyway

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,927]

Heres one we used to sing...

I may never march with the infantry

Shoot with artillery, fly o'er the enemy

I may never ride with the cavalry

But Im in the lords army ..

 

Im in the lords army

yes sir !

Im in the lords army

yes sir

 

REPEAT X3

 

I also conversely sang most rebel songs as well, My personal fave being Go on home!!!

 

How we change with the times...