Barney

DESCRIPTION: "I took my girl for a ramble, a ramble, Adown a shady lane, She caught her foot in a bramble, And arse over ballocks she came. Oh Barney, oh, Barney, oh, bring back my Barney to me (x2)... Oh, Sergeant, O bring back my (rations/stirrups) to me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: soldier courting injury
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 39, "Barney" (1 text)
Roud #10524
NOTES [36 words]: Clearly to be sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean," but it's not clear whether it was taken directly from that or from "Bring Back My Johnny to Me," sometimes known as "Bring Back My Barney to Me." - RBW
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File: BrPa039B

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