LEST WE FORGET CONCERT GENTING ARENA, BIRMINGHAM SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER, 2018 START OF THE WAR MEDLEY 1. WE DON T WANT TO LOSE YOU Oh! We don't want to lose you but we think you ought to go For your King and your Country both need you so; We shall want you and miss you But with all our might and main, We shall cheer you, thank you, kiss you When you come back again. (x2) 2. OH, IT S A LOVELY WAR Oh, oh, oh, it's a lovely war, Who wouldn't be a soldier, eh? Oh, it's a shame to take the pay; As soon as reveille is gone, We feel just as heavy as lead, But we never get up till the sergeant Brings us breakfast up to bed! Oh, oh, oh, it's a lovely war, What do we want with eggs and ham, When we've got plum and apple jam? Form fours, right turn, How shall we spend the money we earn? Oh, oh, oh, it's a lovely war. 3. GOODBYE-EE Brother Bertie went away To do his bit the other day With a smile on his lips and his Lieutenant's pips upon his shoulder bright and gay As the train moved out he said, 'Remember me to all the birds.' And he wagg'd his paw and went away to war Shouting out these pathetic words: Goodbye-ee, goodbye-ee, Wipe the tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee, Tho' it's hard to part I know, I'll be tickled to death to go. Don't cry-ee, dont sigh-ee, There's a silver lining in the sky-ee, Bonsoir, old thing, cheer-i-o, chin, chin, Nah-poo, toodle-oo, Goodbye-ee.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN MEDLEY 4. HERE WE ARE! HERE WE ARE! HERE WE ARE AGAIN! Here we are! here we are! here we are again!!! We re Pat and Mac and Tommy and Jack and Joe. When there's trouble brewing, When there's something doing, Are we downhearted? No! Let 'em all come! Here we are! here we are! here we are again! We're fit and well, and feeling as right as rain. Never mind the weather! Now then, all together, Hullo! Hullo! Here we are again! 5. WE RE HERE BECAUSE WE RE HERE We re here because we re here because we re here because we re here (x2) 6. TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP, THE BOYS ARE MARCHING Tramp, tramp, tramp! The boys are marching. Cheer up comrades, they will come. And beneath the starry flag, We shall breathe the air again Of the freeland in our own beloved home. ALL TOGETHER NOW 7. ALL TOGETHER NOW Remember, boy, that your forefathers died, Lost in millions for a country's pride. They never mention the trenches of Belgium, When they stopped fighting and they were o-o-one. A spirit stronger than war was at work that night: December 1914, cold, clear and bright, Countries' borders were right out of sight, When they joined together and decided not to fight. in no man's land. in no man's land. The same old story again, All those tears shed in vain, Nothing learned and nothing gained, Only hope remains. in no man's land. in no man's land.
SONGS FROM THE TRENCHES 8. PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES Pack up your troubles in your old kitbag, And smile, smile, smile, While you've a lucifer to light your fag, Smile, boys, that's the style! What's the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile, so Pack up your troubles in your old kitbag, And smile, smile, smile! 9. IT S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go. It's a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square! It's a long, long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there. 10. THEY WERE ONLY PLAYING LEAPFROG One staff officer jumped right over another staff officer's back. And another staff officer jumped right over that other staff officer's back, A third staff officer jumped right over two other staff officers' backs, And a fourth staff officer jumped right over all the other staff officers' backs. When one staff officer jumped right over another staff officer's back. 11. THE BELLS OF HELL GO TING-A- LING-A-LING The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling, For you but not for me, And the little devils how they sing-aling-a-ling, For you but not for me. Oh death, where is thy sting-a-ling-aling, Oh grave, thy victory? The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling For you but not for me. 12. WHEN THIS LOUSY WAR IS OVER When this lousy war is over No more soldiering for me. When I get my civvy clothes on, Oh, how happy I shall be! No more church parades on Sunday, No more putting in for leave. I shall kiss the sergeant-major. How I'll miss him, how he'll grieve!...amen. 13. HOME! SWEET HOME! Mid pleasures and palaces, Though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, There's no place like home. A charm from the skies Seems to hallow us there Which seek thro' the world, Is ne'er met elsewhere. Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home! Be it ever so humble, There's no place like home.
WOMEN AT WAR & HOMEFRONT MEDLEY 14.KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING They were summoned from the hillside, They were called in from the glen, And the country found them ready At the stirring call for men. Let no tears add to their hardship, As the soldiers pass along, And although your heart is breaking Make it sing this cheery song: Keep the home fires burning While your hearts are yearning, Though the lads are far away, They dream of home. There's a silver lining, Through the dark clouds shining, Turn the dark cloud inside out, Till the boys come home. 15.ROSES OF PICARDY She is watching by the poplars, Colinette with the sea-blue eyes. She is watching and longing and waiting Where the long white roadway lies. And a song stirs in the silence, As the wind in the boughs above. She listens and starts and trembles. Tis the first little song of love. Roses are shining in Picardy, In the hush of the silver dew. Roses are flow ring in Picardy, But there s never a rose like you! And the roses will die with the summertime, And our roads may be far apart, But there s one rose that dies not in Picardy! Tis the rose that I keep in my heart! And the years fly on forever, Til the shadows veil their skies, But he loves to hold little hands And look in her sea-blue eyes. And she sees the road by the poplars, Where they met in the bygone years, For the first little song of the roses Is the last little song she hears. Roses are shining in Picardy 16. TIL WE MEET AGAIN Smile the while you kiss me sad Adieu, When the clouds roll by, I'll come to you. Then, the skies will seem more blue, Down in Lovers Lane, my dearie. Wedding bells will ring so merrily, Every tear will be a memory, So wait and pray each night for me, Til we meet again.
17. SILENT NIGHT Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Stille nacht, heil'ge nacht. Alles schläft; einsam wacht Nur das traute hoch heilige paar. Holder knab' im lockigen haar, Schlafe in himmlischer ruh. Schlafe in himmlischer ruh. 18. HYMN TO THE FALLEN (hum) 19. LEST WE FORGET The boy who died in the morning sun, The girl who died from a sniper s gun, All those who stood and refused to run, Lest we forget. A flag draped coffin in the morning rain, An unsung hero is home again, Wreaths of poppies, pride and tears The price of war paid with their lost years. They died with honour in a far off land, In fields of mud and hills of sand. They fought and died for our liberty, May they live forever in our memory. A loved one lost and millions more In their land of birth or a foreign shore, A family s grief for theirs who died, Knows no frontier or a country s pride. Those lost at sea, on land or sky, Lie silent as their loved ones cry. Remembered now and forever more, May their sacrifice bring an end to war. The boy who died in the morning sun, The girl who died from a sniper s gun, All those who stood and refused to run, Lest we forget. We must..never,,forge-et. We must..never,,forget.