"Princess Pat" is a 1917 North American song, popular to sing at campfires. [1] It began as a military cadence of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. [2]
"Princess Pat" is a 1917 North American song, popular to sing at campfires. [1] It began as a military cadence of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. [2]
This is a repeat after me song
The Princess Pat
Light Infantry
She sailed across
The seven seas
She sailed across
The channel too
And she took with her
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo.
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo,
Now what is that?
It's something made
By the Princess Pat,
It's red and gold,
And purple too,
That's why it's called
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo.
Now Captain Jack,
Had a mighty fine crew,
They sailed across
The channel too,
His ship did sink
And yours will too
If you don't take
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo.
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo
Now what is that,
It's something made
By the Princess Pat,
It's red and gold,
And purple too,
That's why it's called
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo
The Princess Pat
Saw Captain Jack,
She reeled him in,
And brought him back.
She saved his life,
And his crew's too.
And she saved 'em with
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo!
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo,
Now what is that,
It's something made
By the Princess Pat,
It's red and gold,
And purple too,
That's why it's called
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo!
[3]
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 original Ric-a-Dam-Doo is now in The Military Museums in Calgary.
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