When the Stew Is on the Table

DESCRIPTION: "When the stew is on the table (x3), When the stew is on the table, I'll be there." "When the beer is in the tankard (x3), When the beer is in the tankard, I'll be there." Verse might be, "Oh, we're marching along, And we're singing as we go...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: food drink soldier | Salvation Army
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 57, "When the Stew is on the Table" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 65, "(Oh, we're marching along)" (1 text)
Roud #10520
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder" (tune)
NOTES [51 words]: The Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling is unusual in having a verse as well as a chorus, while most other versions treat the Peirce chorus as a verse and have variations. Which form is original I don't know; the Peirce verse looks like a parody on a Salvation Army song. Peirce's verse might be Roud #30912. - RBW
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File: BrPa057B

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