There was a famous story of the First World War of a Scottish piper in France leading 4 Scottish fighters across no-man’s land between the trenches. As they marched towards the enemy the piper was playing a grand swirling attack tune.
Dee-dee diddle-de-diddle-de-diddle-dee
The 4 fighters and the piper were striding on but a burst of machine-gun fire came from inside the German trench.
Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
One of the soldiers fell mortally wounded, so now there was just 3 fighters and the piper but they carried on marching.
Dee-dee diddle-de-diddle-de-diddle-dee
More machine gun fire came from the Germans
Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
Another brave fighter fell dead so now there were just 2 soldiers left marching behind the piper.
Dee-dee diddle-de-diddle-de-diddle-dee
Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
Another soldier dropped dead leaving just one Scottish fighter and the piper at which point that soldier turned to the piper and said;
Can you no play something they bloody like?