''For the Irish Republican song see [[The Boys of the Old Brigade]]''
'''The Old Brigade''' is a slow march composed in 1881 with music by Irishman [[Odoardo Barri|Edward Slater]], and words by [[Frederic Weatherly]]. It was popularised by a recording of 1926 by [[Peter Dawson (bass-baritone)|Peter Dawson]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Richards |first= Jeffrey |title= Imperialism and music: Britain, 1876-1953 |publisher= Manchester University Press |year= 2001 |isbn = 0 7190 6143 1 }}</ref> This is a slow march that is always played in Britain at the annual [[Festival of Remembrance#Festival of Remembrance|Festival of Remembrance]] and at the [[The Cenotaph, Whitehall|Cenotaph]] on [[Remembrance Sunday]] when the [[Chelsea Pensioner]]s march.
==Lyrics of the ''Old Brigade''== Where are the boys of the old Brigade,<br> Who fought with us side by side?<br> Shoulder to shoulder, and blade by blade,<br> Fought till they fell and died!<br> Who so ready and undismayed?<br> Who so merry and true?<br> Where are the boys of the old Brigade?<br> Where are the lads we knew?
''Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,''<br> ''Steadily blade by blade!''<br> ''Ready and strong, marching along''<br> ''Like the boys of the old Brigade!''
Over the sea far away they lie,<br> Far from the land of their love;<br> Nations alter, the years go by,<br> But Heav'n still is Heav'n above,<br> Not in the abbey proudly laid<br> Find they a place or part;<br> The gallant boys of the old Brigade,<br> They sleep in old England’s heart.<br> ''Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,''<br> ''Steadily blade by blade!''<br> ''Ready and strong, marching along''<br> ''Like the boys of the old Brigade!''
These words are now in the [[public domain]].
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