Bless 'Em All

Bless 'Em All (also known as The Long And The Short And The Tall) is a war song written by Fred Godfrey in 1917 and first recorded by George Formby, Jr. in 1940.

Lyrics

Bless 'em all,
Bless 'em all.
The long and the short and the tall,

Bless all those Sergeants and WO1's,
Bless all those Corporals and their blinkin'/bleedin' sons,
Cos' were saying goodbye to 'em all.
And back to their Billets they crawl,
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean,
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all

Film use

The song was used as the title theme to the 1961 film The Long and the Short and the Tall.

The song was also heard as a snippet in Guadalcanal Diary [1943], sung by the marines on the island.

The song is featured in the film "Chain Lightning" with Humphrey Bogart, released in 1950.

An instrumental version was also heard in the 1955 Clark Gable - Lana Turner movie, "Betrayed".

External links

• Bless ’Em All page from Bless ’Em All: The Songs of Fred Godfrey