ðə kˈoːɹəs ˈoʊnli vˈɜːʒən ɪz sˈʌŋ spɑːntˈeɪniəsli baɪ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈɛd baɪ stˈænli hˈɑːləwˌeɪ ɔnðɪ ˈiːv ʌv ˈækʃən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ wˈɔːɹtaɪm dɹˈɑːmə ðə wˈeɪ ɐhˈɛd.
The chorus only version is sung spontaneously by a group of British soldiers (led by Stanley Holloway) on the eve of action in the 1944 wartime drama 'The Way Ahead'.