does anyone know where i can find the song that the british troops whistled when they were marching over the bridge in the movie "The Bridge over the river Kwai" near the end, it was also whistled in the movie "the great escape".

thanks
Cameron Bjornson

The Bridge over the river Kwai...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/freewe...river-kwai.mp3

The one from The Great Escape was a little different...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/freewe...eat-escape.mp3

The Colonel Bogey March is one of the most successful marches ever published. It was written in 1914 by Kenneth Alford.
Supposedly, the tune was inspired by a military man and golfer who whistled a characteristic two-note phrase (a descending minor third interval) instead of shouting "Fore!". It is this phrase that begins each line of the melody. [1]
It was composed by Lieutenant F J Ricketts (1881-1945), a military bandmaster who was Director of Music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. At that time Service personnel were not encouraged to have professional lives outside the armed forces, Ricketts published 'Colonel Bogey' and his other compositions under the pseudonym Kenneth Alford.
The sheet music was a million-seller and the march was recorded many times. It was used in the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, and to this day, it is still strongly identified with its use in the movie, symbolizing indomitability in the face of oppression and hardship. There was a minor diplomatic flap in the early 1970s when the march was played—perhaps to cause embarrassment, perhaps not—during a visit by the Japanese prime minister to Australia.
"Colonel Bogey" is the authorized march of The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) of the Canadian Forces.
Many humorous or satirical verses have been sung to this tune, most of them vulgar. The most famous date from World War II and are variants on "Hitler has only got one ball."
The tune was used to great effect in an episode of the UK cult TV series The Avengers and in the U.S. movies "The Parent Trap," "The Breakfast Club," and "Spaceballs."

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thanks guys