I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen when you joined the great fallen of 1916 Well I hope you died quick and I hope you died clean Willie McBride was it slow and obscene CHORUS And the beautiful wife or the sweetheart for life in some faithful heart are you forever enshrined and although you died back in 1916 "No Man's Land" (also known as "The Green Fields of France" or "Willie McBride") is a song written in 1976 by Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War I. Its chorus refers to two famous pieces of military music, the "Last Post" and the "Flowers of the Forest".
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Highlight. Review: RIFF-it. RIFF-it good. Oh how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done And I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great fallen in 1916 Well I hope you died quick But here in this graveyard it's still no mans land The countless white crosses stand mute in the sand To man's blind indefference to his fellow man To a whole generation that were butchered and. 1914 Lyrics "The Green Fields Of France" Well, how do you do, young Willie McBride? Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside? And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great fallen in 1916 Chorus: Well the sun's shining now on these green fields of France; The warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance. The trenches have vanished long under the plough No gas and no barbed wire, no guns firing now. But here in this graveyard that's still No Man's Land The countless white crosses in mute witness stand
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Oct. 22, 2021 1 viewer 3 Contributors The Green Fields of France Lyrics Well, how do you do, young Willie McBride? Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside? And rest for a while in. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Chorus. Now young Willie McBride I can't help but wonder why Do all those who lie here know why they died And did they believe when they answered the cause Did they really believe that this war would end wars Well the sorrows, the suffering, the glory, the pain The killing and dying was all done in vain For young Willie McBride it all happened again And again, and again, and again, and again. I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great fallen of 1916 Well I hope you died quick and I hope you died clean Willie McBride was it slow and obscene CHORUS And the beautiful wife or the sweetheart for life In some faithful heart are you forever enshrined And although you died back in 1916
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The killing and dying - it was all done in vain. For Willie McBride, it's all happened again And again, and again, and again, and again. The poignancy of the lyrics continue to resonate. The so-called war to end wars did not prevent the outbreak of a second horrific conflict between 1939 and 1945. The Green Fields of FranceThe Fureys with Davey Arthur *LyricsWell how do you do, young Willie McBride?Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside,And r.
Oh how do you do, young Willie McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside? And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done And I see by. G Em C Am I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen, D C G D7 When you joined the great fallen in 1916, G Em Am I hope you died well and I hope you died clean, D D7 C G Or young Willie.
Or otherwise known as ''Willie McBride. The banjo tab is in the key of D Major. This song was
1981 1 viewer 21.2K views 10 Contributors No Man's Land Lyrics Well how do you do, Private William McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your grave side? A rest for awhile in the warm. Willie McBride Capo 3 [Verse 1] C Am Well how do you do Private William McBride G F C Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside, Dm And rest for a while in the warm summer sun G F C C.
