harribobs Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 "whiter than-the whitewash on the wall! whiter than-the whitewash on the wall! Oh-wash me in the water Where you washed your dirty daughter, And I shall be whiter than the whitewash on the wall!" I have just run across this ditty, and it certainly rings a bell from my childhood, but I'm not sure of the tune behind it Does anyone know if it was sung to a more popular (acceptable) song? all together now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 (edited) I really really really HATE these posts ... you're gonna have me dreaming of various tunes tonight. It's just not cricket. Bet it's based on a Sunday School song though! Des If you try really hard you can make it fit to 'she'll be coming round the mountain.'! Edited 11 March , 2005 by Desmond7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 11 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2005 I really really really HATE these posts ... you're gonna have me dreaming of various tunes tonight. It's just not cricket. Bet it's based on a Sunday School song though! Des i've spent all day singing it to a tune i'm sure is wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 According to the book "The Long Trail" by John Brophy and Eric Partridge, T'was a Salvation Army hymn tune, but the title of the hymn is not given. They do say it is probably a pre 1914 Regular Army song. So do we have any members of the Salvation Army on the forum who could enlighten us? You can also substitute "the Colonel's daughter" for "your dirty daughter" when not in the presence of officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 I take it you've never seen "Oh, What a Lovely War!", then Chris? Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 11 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2005 I take it you've never seen "Oh, What a Lovely War!", then Chris? Dave. is that where i know it from? come on then Dave, sing it loud and proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 Croon Dave CROON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 I have just run across this ditty, and it certainly rings a bell from my childhood, but I'm not sure of the tune behind it Does anyone know if it was sung to a more popular (acceptable) song? The tune for "Whiter than the Whitewash" was pinched from a hymn called "Blessed be the Fountain." You can see the original words and hear the tune HERE. (Remember - we are only interested in the chorus part of the tune.) Whiter than the snow, (than the snow!) Whiter than the snow, (than the snow!) Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, And I shall be whiter than the snow. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 11 March , 2005 Share Posted 11 March , 2005 One can only marvel. Magnif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 11 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2005 BLESSÈD BE THE FOUNTAIN thanks everyone now if i can just get that tune to play i might be able to leave this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintin1689 Posted 12 March , 2005 Share Posted 12 March , 2005 Quartermasters Stores is to the tune of a very similar hymn "There is power, power wonder working power, in the blood of the lamb" Most of the tunes the Great War parodies are to are from a book called "Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos" which has 1,001 (at least) hymns and chorouses. They were the mainstay of bands for church parades - in the canal zone bands used to sarcastically play "There is a happy land far, far away" It was so popular in pre-war UK that you could call out the numbers and people would know what song to sing without looking. It was a little red book with very tiny print ans so affordable to very many people - it was even available in an (abridged) Chinese edition. Desmond - you can get the tune book in Ballymena in the religious bookshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 13 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 13 March , 2005 as much as that link seemed to provide the answer, the midi file won't play and the score file is an unknown type and i've tried singing it to 'the quartermasters stores' so i've got the choices of buying 'Oh What a Lovely War' or waiting for Dave's new LP to be released..................... aye carumba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now