Over the hills and far away british army 165471-Over the hills and far away british army lyrics
Over the Hills and Far Away This tune is, pardon the pun, as old as the hills Some say it was used by the British Army as a marching song during the Napoleonic Wars or maybe even earlier The producers of the amazing BBC Sharpe's series starring Sean Bean must have thought so at least They used it as the theme song throughout the seriesA very different one appeared in George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer A version also appears in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera of 1728 The words have changed over the years, as can be seen in the versions below The only consistent element in early versions is the title line and the tuThe British Army had introduced the new 1937 pattern webbing equipment set a few years earlier and by 1941 this was in widespread use This web equipment was made of preshrunk woven cotton webbing and had two large basic pouches that were designed to allow the men to carry Bren magazines to support a sections light machine gun Over The Hills And F...