@@brianallsopp69 my dad learned it in Burma, i think.. Mike's words are a little different from the "standard" (if there is one) (chorus) cause that's my brother, sylveste got a row of forty medals cross his chest (big chest) killed a thousand dougals in the west he knows no rest son of a gun, bigger the man harder he falls hell fire don't push just shove plenty room for you and me what's yours mine's a pint move along down the bus (get em off, you're on next) ((keep em off, there's sixty seven of us)) hoolya hoolya got an arm, like a leg and a punch that'll sink a battle ship (big ship) takes all the army and the navy to put the wind up our sylveste well you've heard about the big strong man who lived in a big caravan and you've heard about the jeffrey johnson fight when the two big buggers fought all night bring every heavy weight you got cause my brother can beat the lot he plays the organ in the belfry and he wants to fight jack dempsey that's my brother sylveste (what's he got) ... well he thought he'd take a trip to italy (what'd'e do?) thought he'd take a trip by the sea (big sea) jumped in the habour at new york swum like a man made of cork (big cork) saw the lusitania in distress (what did he do?) put the lusitania on his chest (big chest) swallowed all the water in the sea (big gob) walked all the way to italy cause that's my brother, sylveste ... well the thought he'd take a trip to old japan they brought out the big brass band (ying tong) they played every instrument they got (big play) he swallowed the whole blooming lot (big choke) well the old church bells were ringing, ding dong people all day were singing his song they'd come out and they give a shout for my big brother sylveste cause that's my brother, sylveste...
@@rewIndustry There's different versions it's a great squaddies song ,,, they had a version in the trenches verses would get added as the times changed ( Hitler and his bolleck etc ) 😉 my dad was in the army for 18 years on and off and I remember him sitting with my son (28 yesterday) on his knee and singing this
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Anyone who went to Camp Wabenaki knows and loves this old tune well! Thank you Ralph Hitman - how about a shave??
I was in a bar in Donegal, 2023 and they played this in a pub,
Well it lifted the roof of the place
My dad used to sing this as well. Memories.
My Grandad used to sing this, and he did it brilliantly.
My grandad sang with his workmates on his 40th anniversary he was 101 when he died miss u grandad ❤
@@JodieRebecca I miss my grandad too. A 101? I wish I had mine as long, died at 75, too early.
Brilliant musician great comedian so under rated
Bloody brilliant!
Good stuff kidda
The Rochdale Cowboy.!!!😊
So did my dad 😂
My dad taught me this song .... The ultimate British Army song ..
and me, must learn to play this, thank you Mike Harding, and thefatpriest for posting.
@@rewIndustry try singing it when your when in your in the shit in Malaya and Aden ,,,,
@@brianallsopp69 my dad learned it in Burma, i think..
Mike's words are a little different from the "standard" (if there is one)
(chorus)
cause that's my brother, sylveste
got a row of forty medals cross his chest (big chest)
killed a thousand dougals in the west
he knows no rest
son of a gun,
bigger the man harder he falls
hell fire
don't push just shove
plenty room for you and me
what's yours
mine's a pint
move along down the bus
(get em off, you're on next)
((keep em off, there's sixty seven of us))
hoolya hoolya
got an arm, like a leg
and a punch that'll sink a battle ship (big ship)
takes all the army and the navy
to put the wind up our sylveste
well you've heard about the big strong man
who lived in a big caravan
and you've heard about the jeffrey johnson fight
when the two big buggers fought all night
bring every heavy weight you got
cause my brother can beat the lot
he plays the organ in the belfry
and he wants to fight jack dempsey
that's my brother sylveste (what's he got) ...
well he thought he'd take a trip to italy (what'd'e do?)
thought he'd take a trip by the sea (big sea)
jumped in the habour at new york
swum like a man made of cork (big cork)
saw the lusitania in distress (what did he do?)
put the lusitania on his chest (big chest)
swallowed all the water in the sea (big gob)
walked all the way to italy
cause that's my brother, sylveste ...
well the thought he'd take a trip to old japan
they brought out the big brass band (ying tong)
they played every instrument they got (big play)
he swallowed the whole blooming lot (big choke)
well the old church bells were ringing, ding dong
people all day were singing his song
they'd come out and they give a shout
for my big brother sylveste
cause that's my brother, sylveste...
@@rewIndustry There's different versions it's a great squaddies song ,,, they had a version in the trenches verses would get added as the times changed ( Hitler and his bolleck etc ) 😉 my dad was in the army for 18 years on and off and I remember him sitting with my son (28 yesterday) on his knee and singing this
American song.