Exactly one hundred years ago, on January 30th, 1912, a song was born.
It was born from a 5 shilling wager, they say.
It is a simple song, a silly song, a song that makes you smile.
It became popular quickly; but it was tragedy that made it immortal: the First World War, when this song was sung by hundreds and thousands of soldiers, n all sides.
All that because it was a silly, simple song, singing about going home and returning to life's simpler nuisances and joys.
Here it is:
Happy 100th, silly good old song, and many happy returns.
We all need a good old silly song to make us smile, to gladden our heart and make it sing.
