colin kembal sang when this lousy war is over in oh what a lovely war.
who sang when this lousy war is over in oh what a lovely war?
colin kembal
bullet::::- "i wore a tunic (when you wore a tulip)" – ian paterson





















































bullet::::- "forward joe soap's army" – the men





















































bullet::::- "fred karno's army" – the men





















































bullet::::- "when this lousy war is over" – colin kembal





















































bullet::::- "wash me in the water" – the men





















































bullet::::- "i want to go home" – the men





















































bullet::::- "the bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling" – the men





















































bullet::::- "keep the home fires burning" – myvanwy jenn





















































bullet::::- "sister susie's sewing shirts" – barbara windsor





















































bullet::::- "la chanson de craonne" – the ensemble
oh, what a lovely war!
oh, what a lovely war!





















































oh, what a lovely war! is an epic musical developed by joan littlewood and her ensemble at the theatre workshop in 1963. it is a satire on world war i, and by extension on war in general. the title is derived from the "somewhat satirical" music hall song "oh! it's a lovely war!", which is one of the major numbers in the production.





















































section::::development.
oh, what a lovely war!