Dargle". In England the tune is often known as "Brighton Camp" and is used for Morris dancing. U.S. military use in the 19th century The song was popular in the US regular army, who adopted it during the War of 1812 after they heard a British prisoner singing it. The song was used by the army as a marching tune throughout the 19th century. These are the lyrics popular by the army in the 19th century: During the Civil War, the Confederates had their own version: Abraham Lincoln's assassination inspired another version. World War I use In the early stages of WWI, the British army used an obscene version of this song which ran in part: Survival in the oral tradition The song was recorded from the mouths of traditional singers in the twentieth century, particularly in the Ozarks. Hallie Griffin of Conway, Arkansas sang an old version beginning "The maids of France are fond and true" in 1958 to Mary Celestia Parler, which can be heard online via the University of Arkansas digital library. Bertha Lauderdale of Fayetteville, Arkansas sang a version to Parler beginning "Oh they dressed me up in scarlet red", which she learnt from her Irish grandfather who said it had been sung that way during the American Revolutionary War. This recording can also be heard online courtesy of the University of Arkansas. A third version collected by Parler, which can also be heard online, appears to have been turned into a dance song. Other musical forms This tune has been quoted in some pieces of classical music, such as: Hamilton Harty's An Irish Symphony Roy Harris's Symphony No. 4 Folk Song Symphony Blind Tom Wiggins's The Battle of Manassas Josef Holbrooke wrote a set of orchestral variations on the song. The theme "The Girl I Left Behind" can be heard as an overlay in Glenn Miller's arrangement of "American Patrol", popularised during World War II. The song forms a portion of the melody of Guy Mitchell's 1951 hit "Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle". Examples of use in media The song has a march beat and has often been associated with British and American military bands, especially in the context of soldiers heading out to (or returning from) battle. The tune is easy to play on the fife, and is one of two songs often associated with the famous The Spirit of '76 painting, along with