Brendan O'Dowda singing Abdul The Bul Bul Ameer, written by Percy French.

A satire on the Turko-Russian war, He wrote this in 1877 for a 'smoking concert'. The song was sold for £5 to an unscrupulous publisher, and it became a worldwide hit. unfortunately, French failed to take out copyright on the song and although it was sung on the stages from London to Australia and in pubs and taverns all over the world, he never received another penny in royalties for his work.