Oh! What a Lovely War · Musical
Songs in Oh! What a Lovely War
This page features the songs from Oh! What a Lovely War. Song cards link to details such as style, context, vocal notes, and audition cut suggestions when available. Explore the list below to access song guides.
Act One
- Row, Row, Row - Ensemble
- Your King and Country - Girls
- Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser - A Girl
- Are We Downhearted? - A Girl
- Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy - A Girl
- I’ll Make a Man of You - A Girl
- *Hitchy-Koo - A Girl
- Heilige Nacht - German Soldier
- Christmas Day in the Cookhouse - English Soldiers
- Goodbye-ee - M.C. & Girls
Act Two
- *Oh It’s a Lovely War - Ensemble
- Gassed Last Night - Company (offstage)
- Roses of Picardy - A Lady & Gentleman
- Hush, Here Comes a Whizzbang - The Men (offstage)
- There’s a Long, Long Trail - A Man (offstage)
- I Don’t Want To Be a Soldier (to the tune of I’ll Make a Man of You) - Two Soldiers
- They Were Only Playing Leapfrog - The Men
- If You Want the Old Battalion - The Soldiers
- Far Far From the Wipers (to the tune of Sing Me to Sleep) - General Haig
- If the Sergeant Steals Your Rum - A Soldier
- *I Wore a Tunic (to the tune of I Wore a Tulip) - A Soldier
- Forward Joe Soap’s Army (to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers) - The Soldiers
- Fred Karno’s Army (to the tune of The Church’s One Foundation) - The Soldiers
- When This Lousy War is Over (to the tune of What a Friend We Have In Jesus) - The Chaplain
- Wash Me in the Water - The Soldiers
- I Want to Go Home - The Soldiers (offstage)
- *The Bells of Hell - The Soldiers
- Keep The Home Fires Burning - The Nurse
- Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts - A Girl
- Chanson De Craonne - French Soldiers
- I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier - The Soldiers
- And When They Ask Us (to the tune of They Wouldn’t Believe Me) - The Men
- Oh It’s A Lovely War - The Ensemble
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number.