Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
If you like "Green Fields of France" by Eric Bogle, then you'll love his song "And the Band played Waltzing Matilda":

http://www.triskelle.eu/lyrics/bandp...80.010.020.020

Bogle, originally born in Scotland, immigrated to Australia in the 1960s:

http://ericbogle.net/bogleography/index.htm

Cheers,

Todd
Quite a few popular songs had their origins in war (both for and against) and were written by or about soldiers.
Additionally, most all of the Scottish traditions that the we hold sacred, were originally military traditions and are in effect today for the most part thanks to soldiers of the Scottish regiments.