my great grandad David m Marshall and his brother William Marshall both gave there lifes in WW1 and both were from portobello edinburgh , they owned pleasure boats at the beg of the century there brother harry " beefy" marshall was a professional football player , he played for heart of midlothian blackburn and celtic football club , where he was the first non- catholic of celtic in 1898 as was known as the portobello boatman
They told all the fine young men "Ah, when this war is over There will be peace And the peace will last forever." In Flanders Fields At Lone Pine and Bersheeba For king and country Honour and for duty The young men fought and cursed and wept and died They told all the fine young men "Ah, when this war is over In your country's grateful heart We will cherish you forever." Tobruk and Alamein Bhuna and Kokoda Like their fathers before In a world mad with war The young men fought and cursed and wept and died For many of those fine young men All the wars are over They have found peace It's the peace that lasts forever When the call comes again They will not answer They're just forgotten bones Lying far from their homes As forgotten as the cause for which they died Ah, young men, can't you see now why they lied?
All my respect. From France.
I'm a Veteran. It moved me to tears. Sung at my favourite beach (son lives there). Thank you.
I've listened to this soooo many times.... Its mahoosive ly special.
Please do this for porty next november.
I come back to this regularly. It is a tremendous version of a great song. Very moving. Great piece of work.
my great grandad David m Marshall and his brother William Marshall both gave there lifes in WW1 and both were from portobello edinburgh , they owned pleasure boats at the beg of the century there brother harry " beefy" marshall was a professional football player , he played for heart of midlothian blackburn and celtic football club , where he was the first non- catholic of celtic in 1898 as was known as the portobello boatman
and thank you for this i meant to add
Emotional ❤️💙
This so beautiful. I find myself coming back to it.
Fabulous - very moving.
Simply stunning
They told all the fine young men
"Ah, when this war is over
There will be peace
And the peace will last forever."
In Flanders Fields
At Lone Pine and Bersheeba
For king and country
Honour and for duty
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died
They told all the fine young men
"Ah, when this war is over
In your country's grateful heart
We will cherish you forever."
Tobruk and Alamein
Bhuna and Kokoda
Like their fathers before
In a world mad with war
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died
For many of those fine young men
All the wars are over
They have found peace
It's the peace that lasts forever
When the call comes again
They will not answer
They're just forgotten bones
Lying far from their homes
As forgotten as the cause for which they died
Ah, young men, can't you see now why they lied?
Beautiful version Eric Bogle’s poignant elegy.
We swapped young men for poppies.