{"id":116,"date":"2023-06-11T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2023-06-11T21:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T21:01:23","slug":"oh-its-a-lovely-war-sung-by-courtland-jeffries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/WW1MusicAndSongs\/index.php\/oh-its-a-lovely-war-sung-by-courtland-jeffries\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh It&#8217;s A Lovely War Sung By Courtland &#038; Jeffries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oh It&#039;s A Lovely War Sung By Courtland &amp; Jeffries\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w6RnirpFaZk?start=99&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Up to your waist in water,<br \/>\nUp to your eyes in slush<br \/>\nUsing the kind of language,<br \/>\nThat makes the sergeant blush;<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t join the army?<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what we all inquire<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t we pity the poor civilians sitting around the fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t be a soldier eh?<br \/>\nOh! It&#8217;s a shame to take the pay.<br \/>\nAs soon as &#8216;reveille&#8217; has gone<br \/>\nWe feel just as heavy as lead,<br \/>\nBut we never get up till the sergeant brings<br \/>\nOur breakfast up to bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWhat do we want with eggs and ham<br \/>\nWhen we&#8217;ve got plum and apple jam?<br \/>\nForm fours! Right turn!<br \/>\nHow shall we spend the money we earn?<br \/>\nOh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t be a soldier eh?<br \/>\nOh! It&#8217;s a shame to take the pay.<br \/>\nAs soon as &#8216;reveille&#8217; has gone<br \/>\nWe feel just as heavy as lead,<br \/>\nBut we never get up till the sergeant brings<br \/>\nOur breakfast up to bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWhat do we want with eggs and ham<br \/>\nWhen we&#8217;ve got plum and apple jam?<br \/>\nForm fours! Right turn!<br \/>\nHow shall we spend the money we earn?<br \/>\nOh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come to the cookhouse door boys,<br \/>\nSniff at the lovely stew,<br \/>\nWho is it says the Colonel gets better grub than you?<br \/>\nAny complaints this morning?<br \/>\nDo we complain, not we<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the matter with lumps of onion floating around your tea?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t be a soldier eh?<br \/>\nOh! It&#8217;s a shame to take the pay.<br \/>\nAs soon as &#8216;reveille&#8217; has gone<br \/>\nWe feel just as heavy as lead,<br \/>\nBut we never get up till the sergeant brings<br \/>\nOur breakfast up to bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWhat do we want with eggs and ham<br \/>\nWhen we&#8217;ve got plum and apple jam?<br \/>\nForm fours! Right turn!<br \/>\nHow shall we spend the money we earn?<br \/>\nOh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t be a soldier eh?<br \/>\nOh! It&#8217;s a shame to take the pay.<br \/>\nAs soon as &#8216;reveille&#8217; has gone<br \/>\nWe feel just as heavy as lead,<br \/>\nBut we never get up till the sergeant brings<br \/>\nOur breakfast up to bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh! Oh! Oh! it&#8217;s a lovely war,<br \/>\nWhat do we want with eggs and ham<br \/>\nWhen we&#8217;ve got plum and apple jam?<br \/>\nForm fours! Right turn!<br \/>\nHow shall we spend the money we earn?<br \/>\nOh! Oh! 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