When Jonny Commes Marching Home Again

American Civil War-era popular song

Song

"When Johnny Comes Marching Abode"
Sheet music cover, 1863
Song
Published	1863
Songwriter(s)	Louis Lambert a.k.a. Patrick Gilmore
Audio sample
c. 1990 U.S. Military University Ring functioning file help

"When Johnny Comes Marching Abode" (Roud 6637), sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Dwelling Again", is a popular vocal from the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the render of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war.

Origins [edit]

The lyrics to "When Johnny Comes Marching Domicile" were written past the Irish gaelic-American bandleader Patrick Gilmore during the American Civil War. Its first sheet music publication was deposited in the Library of Congress on September 26, 1863, with words and music credited to "Louis Lambert"; copyright was retained by the publisher, Henry Tolman & Co., of Boston.^[1] Why Gilmore chose to publish under a pseudonym is not articulate, but popular composers of the period often employed pseudonyms to add a touch of romantic mystery to their compositions.^[2] Gilmore is said to have written the song for his sister Annie as she prayed for the safe return of her fiancé, Spousal relationship Lite Artillery Helm John O'Rourke, from the Ceremonious War,^{[three] [4] [5]} although it is non clear if they were already engaged in 1863; the two were not married until 1875.^[6]

Gilmore later on acknowledged that the music was not original just was, every bit he put information technology in an 1883 article in the Musical Herald, "a musical waif which I happened to hear somebody bustling in the early days of the rebellion, and taking a fancy to information technology, wrote it down, dressed it up, gave it a proper noun, and rhymed it into usefulness for a special purpose suited to the times."^[vii]

The melody was previously published around July 1, 1863, as the music to the Civil War drinking vocal "Johnny Fill Up the Bowl".^[8] A color-illustrated, undated sideslip of Gilmore'southward lyrics, printed by his own Boston publisher, actually states that "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" should be sung to the tune of "Johnny Fill up the Bowl".^[ix] The original sheet music for "Johnny Make full the Bowl" states that the music was arranged (not composed) by J. Durnal.^[10] There is a melodic resemblance of the tune to that of "John Anderson, My Jo" (to which Robert Burns wrote lyrics to fit a pre-existing melody dating from about 1630 or earlier), and Jonathan Lighter has suggested a connection to the seventeenth-century ballad "The Iii Ravens".^[eleven]

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is likewise sung to the same melody equally "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" and is frequently thought to have been a rewriting of that song. However, "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" was not published until 1867, and it originally had a dissimilar melody.^[12]

"When Johnny Comes Marching Abode" was immensely pop and was sung by both sides of the American Civil State of war.^[thirteen] It became a hit in England also.^[14]

Alternative versions [edit]

Quite a few variations on the song, too as songs set to the aforementioned melody but with unlike lyrics, have appeared since "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was popularized. The alleged larcenous tendencies of some Matrimony soldiers in New Orleans were parodied in the lyrics "For Bales", to the same tune. A British version appeared in 1914, with the similar title, "When Tommy Comes Marching Home". The 1880 U.S. presidential election entrada featured a campaign vocal called "If the Johnnies Become into Power,"^[15] which supported the Republicans James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur against the "Johnnies" (Democrats Winfield S. Hancock and William H. English language).^[16]

Lyrics [edit]

Illustration of a Zouave visitor on Civil State of war era broadside of "When Johnny Comes Marching Domicile".

The original lyrics as written by Gilmore, are:^[17]

When Johnny comes marching dwelling again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they volition all plough out
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching abode.

The sometime church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The hamlet lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching habitation.

Become gear up for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To identify upon his loyal brow
And we'll all experience gay
When Johnny comes marching home.

Let love and friendship on that day,
Hurrah, hurrah!
Their choicest pleasures then brandish,
Hurrah, hurrah!
And let each one perform some part,
To fill with joy the warrior's heart,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching domicile.

Some after recordings cease each verse with "And we'll all feel glad when Johnny comes marching home."

"Johnny Make full Upwards the Bowl" [edit]

"Johnny Fill Upwards the Basin", which provided the tune for "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", was a topical drinking song that commented on events in the American Civil War. It was frequently refitted with new words by soldiers and other publishers.^[10]

A satirical variant of "Johnny Fill Up the Bowl", entitled "For Bales" or, more than fully, "For Bales! An O'er True Tale. Dedicated to Those Pure Patriots Who Were Afflicted with 'Cotton on the Brain' and Who Saw The Elephant", was published in New Orleans in 1864, by A. East. Blackmar.

Lyrics [edit]

[1]
We all went down to New Orleans,
For Bales, for Bales;
We all went down to New Orleans,
For Bales, says I;
We all went down to New Orleans,
To get a peep behind the scenes,
"And nosotros'll all potable stone blind,
Johnny fill up up the bowl".

[two]
We thought when we got in the "Ring",
For Bales, for Bales;
We thought when we got in the "Ring",
For Bales, says I;
We idea when nosotros got in the "Ring",
Cash would be a expressionless certain thing,
"And nosotros'll all drink rock blind,
Johnny fill up the bowl".

[3]
The "ring" went up, with bagging and rope,
For Bales, for Bales;
Upon the "Black Hawk" with bagging and rope,
For Bales, says I;
Went up "Ruddy River" with bagging and rope,
Expecting to make a pile of "soap",
"And nosotros'll all drink stone blind,
Johnny fill up the bowl".

[4]
Simply Taylor and Smith, with ragged ranks,
For Bales, for Bales;
Just Taylor and Smith, with ragged ranks,
For Bales, says I;
But Taylor and Smith, with ragged ranks,
Burned upwardly the cotton fiber and whipped sometime Banks,
"And we'll all beverage stone blind,
Johnny make full the basin".

[v]
Our "ring" came back and cursed and swore,
For Bales, for Bales;
Our "band" came back and cursed and swore,
For Bales, says I;
Our "ring" came back and cursed and swore,
For nosotros got no cotton at K Ecore,
"And we'll all drink stone blind,
Johnny fill up the bowl".

[6]
Now let usa all give praise and thank you,
For Bales, for Bales;
Now permit us all requite praise and thanks,
For Bales, says I;
Now let united states all give praise and thank you,
For the victory gained by General Banks,
"And we'll all drinkable stone bullheaded,
Johnny fill up the bowl".^[xviii]

Notable recordings [edit]

• Morton Gould'south classical arrangement "American Salute" of the song (1943).
• Harris, Roy (1934), When Johnny Comes Marching Dwelling — An American Overture .
• The Andrews Sisters, a "Swing Era" sister act sang an upbeat "swing" version in the 1940s.
• British pop vocalizer Adam Religion sang a version titled "Johnny Comes Marching Home", used over the opening and closing championship credits for the British crime thriller Never Let Go (1960). This version was arranged and conducted past John Barry. Another version was released as a unmarried, reaching No. five in the UK Singles Chart.^[19]
• Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his anthology 101 Gang Songs (1961).
• Patti Labelle and the Bluebells sang a famous rendition live at the Apollo in the 1960s.
• A French version (without vocals) "Johnny Revient d'la Guerre" was recorded past Bérurier Noir, on the anthology Macadam Massacre (1983).
• American singer Angel Snow'south rendition of the song appears on the compilation anthology Divided & United: Songs of the Civil War.
• A rendition performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, conducted past Gerard Schwartz, on the album "Portraits of Freedom: Music of Aaron Copland and Roy Harris" (1993).
• The Dropkick Murphys recorded their own version of the song, titled "Johnny I Inappreciably Knew Ya", using quondam Irish lyrics to the song's beat.
• Jacob Miller used the melody for his song "Peace Treaty", which was written for the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 22, 1978, to celebrate a peace treaty between the opposing leading parties.
• Folk ring Ye Banished Privateers recorded the melody with lyrics about undead sailors as 'When Ye Dead Come up Sailing Habitation' for their anthology Songs And Curses.
• Guns N' Roses besides included the tune in form of whistling in the intro and outro of 'Civil War' in 1991.
• Galician Celtic folk music ensemble Luar na Lubre used the tune in the song "Os animais" on the 2007 Camiños da fin da terra anthology.
• The tune of the song was used for the vocal "Brave Sir Robin" in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• A version was made for the movie Dice Hard with a Vengeance past Michael Kamen
• 1990 movie Joe Versus The Volcano played information technology at i hr 20 minute mark. Was welcome vocal by the Waponis

References [edit]

1. ^ Lighter, pp. 16–17.
2. ^ Lighter, p. 16.
3. ^ [1] ^{[ expressionless link ]}
4. ^ Peterson, Patti Jo (August 30, 2007). "The Business firm that O'Rourke Built". The Plattsmouth Journal: 5.
5. ^ Peterson, Patti Jo (June 15, 2006). "The O'Rourke House". The Plattsmouth Periodical: 11.
6. ^ Lighter, pp. 70–71.
7. ^ Lighter, p. 17.
8. ^ Lighter, pp. 18–19.
9. ^ Lighter, p. 21.
10. ^ ^{a b} Lighter, p. nineteen.
11. ^ Lighter, pp. 21–28.
12. ^ Lighter, pp. 28–29.
13. ^ Erbsen, p. 68
14. ^ Lighter, p. 15.
15. ^ Jay Nordlinger, "American Sounds: A piffling music with your politics – music at political conventions", National Review, 2000-09-11
16. ^ Haynes, Stan M. (2015). President-Making in the Gilded Age: The Nominating Conventions of 1876–1900. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 43. ISBN9781476623054.
17. ^ Lambert, "When Johnny Comes Marching Dwelling house".
18. ^ "For bales" (PDF). Lcweb2.loc.gov . Retrieved 12 October 2017.
19. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Striking Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 192–3. ISBN1-904994-10-5.

Bibliography [edit]

• Erbsen, Wayne: Rousing Songs and True Tales of the Ceremonious War. Native Ground Books & Music, 2008. ISBN 1-883206-33-2
• Lambert, Louis (Patrick Gilmore). "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". Boston: Henry Tolman & Co. (1863)
• Lighter, Jonathan. "The Best Antiwar Song Ever Written," Occasional Papers in Folklore No. 1. CAMSCO Music and Loomis Business firm Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-935243-89-2

External links [edit]

• "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" , John Terrill (E. Berliner's Gramaphone (1893)—Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia.
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Habitation" (Overview Page—Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia.
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Domicile" (Canvass Music), Oldroyd, Osbourne H. The Adept Old Songs Nosotros Used to Sing, '61 to '67, —Project Gutenberg.
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Abode" - A Ceremonious War Vocal Marches On
• MIDI and description
• Library of Congress re-create, For Bales
• The curt moving picture A NATION SINGS (1963) is available for free download at the Internet Archive.

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