 In the modified version the boys are an Afrikaans (Boer) boy and an English boy who grow up to fight on opposite sides of the Anglo Boer War.A version by Roger Whittaker appears briefly in "A Pair of Charlies", an episode of "Budgie", the early seventies British drama series starring Adam Faith.Scottish comedian Billy Connolly recorded a parody of the song with new lyrics entitled 'Two little boys in blue' on his "Raw meat for the balcony" LP in 1977.