The energy which has built up around this year’s Ashes series is ready to explode and come the 23rd of November all the way through to the 8th of January, The Barmy Army will be ready to scream it out load and proud. Perhaps this year we shall return victorious, but regardless of victory or defeat, there is great pleasure taken from showing the Aussies what The Barmy Army is all about.
To celebrate our good pals from the Barmy Army bringing the troops together over the festive period, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite Ashes songs from the Barmy Army song bongs which you can download at barmyarmy.com
Barmy Army Christmas Carols
AWAY IN AUSTRALIA – Away in a Manger;
Away in Australia, No time for their beds, The Army were singing and clearing their heads, We’ve won at the cricket, We’ve won in the bar, The only thing left is Bidding Ricky “au revoir”
BARMY ARMY IS ALL HERE – Good King Wenceslas;
The Barmy Army is all here, We wish you Merry Christmas, You may not like the songs we sing But when we’ve gone you’ll miss us, We’re thrashing you by 3 to 1 KP, Cook and Bell When you come to England next…… We’ll thrash you there as weeeeeeeeeell”
HARK, THE BARMY ARMY SING – Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark;
The Barmy Army sing Cheering England is our thing Piece of pie and jug of beer, We’re all full of Christmas cheer, We will raise our voices high Ashes victory is nigh Bumble’s saying “start the car!” We are the better team by far. Beaten in their own back yard Aussies take that oh so hard Hark, the Barmy Army sing, We’ll have the urn, England is King.
WE WISH YOU A BARMY TEST MATCH – We Wish You a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Barmy Test Match, We wish you a Barmy Test Match, We wish you a Barmy Test Match, You’ve had a bad year! Chorus – Glad tidings we bring ‘Cos you just can’t win, We wish you a Barmy Test Match And another crap year, And you ain’t got a chance of winning, You ain’t got a chance of winning, You ain’t got a chance of winning, You’re not even near! And we won’t go without the Ashes, We won’t go without the Ashes, We won’t go without the Ashes, The urn’s on its way here!
Barmy Army Ashes Tour Songs
Ball and Chain
There is a house in New Orleans, They call the Rising Sun It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy, oh Lord I know I’m one. One foot on the platform, one foot on the train I’m going back to New Orleans, to my ball and chain 1,2, Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain! We came here with Backpacks you with Ball and Chain, Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain! We came here with Backpacks you with Ball and Chain
Convict Colony (To the tune of Yellow Submarine)
In the town where I was born, there lived a man who was a thief, And he told me of his life, stealing bread and shagging sheep. So they put him in the nick, and then a magistrate he went to see. He said “put him on a ship, to the convict colony” You all live in a convict colony, a convict colony, a convict colony. You all live in a convict colony, a convict colony, a convict colony
I Shagged Matlida
I shagged Matilda, I shagged Matilda, I shagged Matilda and so did my mates, And she moaned and groaned and she took it up the Billabong, I shagged Matilda and so did my mates
The Aussies love the English
The Aussies love the English, you might find it quite strange ‘Cos we sent them all down under, with only balls and chains. And when they see the English, they always shout and scream But when they had the chance to vote they voted for the Queen! God save your gracious Queen Long live your noble Queen God save your Queen (you’re a convict) Send her victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over you God save your Queen.
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