When This Bloody War Is Over

DESCRIPTION: "When this (bloody/blasted/ruddy) war is over, No more soldiering for me. When I get my civvy clothes on, Oh how happy I will be." There will be no more Sunday parades, no need to request leave; the singer will be able to eat, drink, sleep when he wants
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes
FOUND IN: Britain(England) Canada Ireland
REFERENCES (8 citations):
Dallas-TheCruelWars-100SoldiersSongs, pp. 182-183, "When This Bloody War Is Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 57, "When this Blasted War is Over" (1 text)
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, pp. 97-98, "When This Bloody War is Over" (1 text with variants, tune referenced)
Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear, p. 103, "When This Bloody War is Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 182, "When this ruddy war is over" (1 short text)
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #1, "When This Ruddy War Is Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 13, "When This Ruddy War Is Over" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: John Mullen, _The Show Must Go On! Popular Song in Britain during the First World War_, French edition 2012; English edition, Ashgate, 2015, p. 208, "(When this lousy war is over no more soldiering for me)" (1 excerpt)
Roud #10529
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" (tune)
File: DalC182

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