aha! This jogged my memory a bit and now I was able to recall the song I've actually heard before... must be a bastardized version of the irish one:
"Johnny Comes Marching Home" (http://www.acws.co.uk/songs/johnny.htm)
Interestingly, the song changed from an anti-war song to a pro-war song in the process of adaptation. Funny how that happens!
Anyway, thanks for digging up the title /lyrics, I can't believe I didn't find it when I searched before. If I'd only remembered "johnny" I would have gotten it. Mystery solved! :)
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"Johnny Comes Marching Home" (http://www.acws.co.uk/songs/johnny.htm)
Interestingly, the song changed from an anti-war song to a pro-war song in the process of adaptation. Funny how that happens!
Anyway, thanks for digging up the title /lyrics, I can't believe I didn't find it when I searched before. If I'd only remembered "johnny" I would have gotten it. Mystery solved! :)