The tune of "The Ants Go Marching"?

Question

Isn't there an old song that is the tune of the song? Some old arm song or something. The same tune whistled in the Guns N' Roses song Civil War

Answer 1

The Ants Go Marching One By One is a popular children's song, sung to the tune of the Irish anti-war song Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye. It may be derived through the American Civil War song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", which borrowed its tune from the Irish folk song. (The Ants Go Marching was subsequently also the ant army's marching song in the movie Antz.) Another commonly sung children's song is "The Animals go in Two by Two" (based around the Noah's Ark story) sung to the same melody.

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_I_Hardly_Knew_Ye

When Johnny Comes Marching Home wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Johnny_Comes_Marching_Home

Answer 2

Ants Go Marching Song

Answer 3

When Johnny comes marching home again

Answer 4

First reference to the tune is by Robbie Burns (Scottish Bard) in the 1600's
other songs to the same or very similar tune include
"Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye"
"Johnny Fill Up the Bowl"
"John Anderson, My Jo"
"Johnny Revient d'la Guerre"
"If the Johnnies Get Into Power"

Answer 5

The Ants Go Marching Music