Words and Music by Felix McGlennon
1891
Origin : https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FU5Z46MBNYUA28F
This reference comes from the Annotations compiled in Madame Eulalie's site
Comment
The Annotations section of Madame Eulalie site suggests for this reference the 1916 song by R. H. Woodman. We've preferred this McGlennon song (related to the Boers' War) due to a highest popularity. The popularity is assessed by comparison of presence of recording on Internet Archive and the number of instances of scores in on-line catalogs of public libraries.
The referee was warning Battling Billson. He was speaking to him like a disappointed father. In the cheaper and baser parts of the house enraged citizens were whistling 'Comrades'. Everywhere a chill had fallen on the house.
Ukridge, 3 The Début of Battling Billson