Grand Old Duke of York, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGrand Old Duke of York, thethe Grand Old Duke of YorkˌGrand Old ˌDuke of ˈYork, the a character in a British nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children:)Oh the Grand Old Duke of York/He had ten thousand men, /He marched them up to the top of the hill/And he marched them down again.