Searching for an old song

[cthuyetn]

Does anyone out there know the rest of the lyrics to this song?:

And who wrote the song?


3 Drummer boys from battle were returning
3 Drummer boys from battle were returning
a rat tat rat tat ta boom
from battle were returning.


One wore a rose to brighten up the journey
One wore a rose to brighten up the journey
a rat tat rat tat ta boom
to brighten up the journey

I have been searching for the past 20 years for this song that I once heard back in the 70's during my grade school years.

Please help. Thx.

 

[cglaura]

Does anyone out there know the rest of the lyrics to this song?:

And who wrote the song?


3 Drummer boys from battle were returning
3 Drummer boys from battle were returning
a rat tat rat tat ta boom
from battle were returning.


One wore a rose to brighten up the journey
One wore a rose to brighten up the journey
a rat tat rat tat ta boom
to brighten up the journey

I have been searching for the past 20 years for this song that I once heard back in the 70's during my grade school years.

Please help. Thx.

Don't know, but someone else on the DIS remembers, maybe they'll pop in with an answer if they are still around:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=6910963&postcount=35

The post is from 8 years ago though!

 

[irishbosoxfan]

All I could find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpziCkv5vz8

 

[Fortuosity]

http://books.google.com/books?id=Xb...q=three drummer boys french folk song&f=false (This link takes you to page 47, but you'll also want to scroll up to pages 45 & 46.)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drummer-tambours-folk-song-Cockshott-arranged/dp/B0000CUFFZ