A simple song, 100 years later

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.