DuringthebattleoftheSommein1916,abattalionofBritishtroopswasmarchingthroughasmallvillageandlustilysingingabawdysongatpreciselythetimethatGeneralHaig,thecommander-in-chief,wasonavisitthere.Haigdislikedthesongand,sendingforhishorse,setouttoputastoptoit.Themenhepassedfellsilentbutthoseaheadcontinuedtosing.AtlastHaigcoulddetectjustonestrongvoice.Itwasthecolonel,ridingattheheadofhistroops.Suddenlythecolonelsawthecommander-in-chiefandjerkedtoattention.Haigbentlowandwhisperedinthecolonel'sear,thathelikedthetunebutfoundthewordsunacceptable.Thecolonelgulpedandsaluted.Haigrodeaway.
Silencefollowed.Suddenlythewholebattalionburstoutlaughing,nonemoresothanthecolonel,andthesingingreturned.
一九一六年宋姆河戰役期間，一營英軍淫歌高唱，邁步走過一個村莊，剛巧英軍總司令黑格將軍造訪當地，聽到那首歌，很不高興，叫人備馬，動身前去禁止，所經之處，士兵都靜下來，但前行者繼續唱。最後，黑格只聽到一個人雄亮的聲音。那是領軍前行的上校。上校突然見到總司令，馬上斂容挺身。黑格彎下腰，在他耳邊說，喜歡那首歌的曲調，卻不愛其歌詞。上校吞吞口水，舉手敬禮。黑格策馬走了。
一陣沉默之後，全營士兵突然放聲大笑，那上校笑得最厲害。他們又唱起歌來。