For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow is the song the officers sing together at a party honoring Barney Greenwald. In the scene, its bellowing, discordant performance extends their toast into a noisy expression of gratitude and fellowship.

The Song at the Gathering

The officers sing after raising their glasses to Greenwald, whom Tom Keefer praises as the lawyer who defeated the formidable Old Yellowstain. They cheer and drink before breaking into the song, making it part of the party’s immediate response to the tribute.

Collective Celebration

The performance is explicitly discordant: the officers sing together in a mass of bellowing voices rather than offering a polished rendition. That rough unanimity suits the scene’s convivial mood. Greenwald, standing pale and skinny amid the attention, is pressed to give a speech as the applause continues; the song helps make the gathering’s appreciation a shared, public act.