Lillibullero (also spelled Lillibulero, Lilliburlero) is a march that seems to have been known at the time of the English Civil War. According to the BBC, it "started life as a jig with Irish roots, whose first appearance seems to be in a collection published in London in 1661 entitled 'An Antidote Against Melancholy', where it is set to the words 'There was an old man of Waltham Cross'." The lyrics, generally said to be by Thomas, Lord Wharton, were set to the tune of an older satirical ballad.