Princess Pat (song)
| "Princess Pat" | |
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 Princess Patricia of Connaught | |
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"Princess Pat", a favorite campfire song in North America,[1] began as a Military cadence of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.[2]
The Real Princess Pat and her Colours
Princess Patricia, the Colonel-in-Chief, designed and made by hand the regimental colours of the Canadian Forces infantry regiment, named in her honour. They are a crimson flag with a circular purple centre. In the circle are gold initials V P which stand for Victoria Patricia. The regimental colours became known as the "Ric-A-Dam-Doo", reportedly from the Gaelic for "cloth of your mother". This colour was carried in every regimental action during World War I.
The Ric-a-Dam-Doo
The original Ric-a-Dam-Doo is now in The Military Museums in Calgary.
References
- ^ Caroll, Melinda, ed. (2002). Girl Scouts greatest hits. Girl Scout classic and timeless hits. Vol. 5. Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Honolulu: Legend Productions.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Princess Pat". Scoutscan.com Song Database. 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.