English folk song dating back hundreds of years. There are other version called ‘The Two Lovers or True Lovers’ and ‘The Wars of Germany’ but all the songs focus on either the Seven Years War or even dating back to the early 1700s during the War of Austrian Succession. Both wars were ones in which English troops would have fought in "high Germany", or the mountainous regions in the south. It also used to be common for the families of soldiers to accompany them on campaigns. The song made its way over to the early colonies in America and became popular there as well.
Performed by Jake Book
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