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Snyder, Edward D. "The Biblical Background of the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,'" New England Quarterly (1951) 24#2, pp. 231–238. JSTOR 361364. Stauffer, John, and Benjamin Soskis. The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song That Marches On (Oxford University Press; 2013) ISBN 978-0-19-933958-7. 380 pages. Traces the history of ...
A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
Landau regards "Smackwater Jack" as a good example of the effectiveness of Goffin's and King's songwriting partnership. [3] He regards Goffin as providing "brilliant and far-ranging" lyrics, while King "is subtly embellishing the musical form itself". [3] AllMusic critic Stewart Mason agrees that the song has "dry wit and several clever lines". [4]
Tams recorded a variation of the above lyrics for Over the Hills & Far Away: The Music of Sharpe, the companion CD to the television film series. The song was also recorded by New Zealand singer Will Martin on his debut 2008 album New World. The lyrics for that version go as follows. (Chorus lyrics located at bottom of page)
An English print book, which added around a dozen pages to the web version and edited some of its text, [4] was published by First Second Books in 2013. [2] First Second Books has published the subsequent books as well. [1] The second book in the series, Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling, was partially published online before the release of ...
The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The song was published in 1928 , and was first performed later that same year by vocalist Ruth Etting . However, the most famous rendition of this song was recorded early the following year by singer Helen Kane , who was at the peak of her popularity at the time.
The song's lyrics (based on the original poster) detail the evening's program, which was to occur at Bishopsgate in the following sequence: On Saturday at 5:50 pm the band was to begin playing while Mr. Kite would perform, flying "through the ring."
In good King Arthur's day When we served under the King Lived a miller and a weaver and a little tailor Three jolly rogues of Lynn. Now the miller he stole corn And the weaver he stole yarn And the little tailor he stole broadcloth For to keep those three rogues warm Now the miller was drowned in his dam And the weaver was hanged in his yarn