| recordings |
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| 1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company | 2:37 |
| 1949 | H.M.S. Pinafore: “When I Was a Lad” | | Martyn Green, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey | 3:04 |
| 1957 | H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “When I was a lad I served a term” (Sir Joseph, Relatives, Sailors) | | George Baker, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Marjorie Thomas, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 3:27 |
| 1982-10-11 | H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | live | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:47 |
| 1999-09-09 – 1999-09-12 | H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. When I Was a Lad | | Gordon Sandison, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Owen Edwards | 2:41 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: "When I was a lad" | | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus | 2:51 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: Act 1. I am the monarch of the sea (When I was a lad) (snippet) | partial | Jeffrey Skitch, John Reed, Joyce Wright, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey | 4:45 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “When I was a lad” | | New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey | 7:56 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. When I Was a Lad | | Frankie Howerd, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris | 2:37 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:37 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:37 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | New Promenade Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey | 2:55 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | Martyn Green, Chorus, Isidore Godfrey | 3:01 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 4:47 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad / For I Hold That on the Seas | | Nickolas Grace, New Sadler’s Wells Opera Chorus, New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra, Simon Phipps | 2:53 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term | | Gilbert and Sullivan | 2:44 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term (accompaniment version) | instrumental | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:40 |
| H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term (vocal version) | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:39 |
| HMS Pinafore: Act I. Song: When I was a lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:49 |
| HMS Pinafore: Now Give Three Cheers... I Am the Monarch of the Sea... When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 4:50 |
| HMS Pinafore: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves to Well / When I Was a Lad | | David Manifold, The Cotswold Savoyards, Valerie Masterson, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 5:49 |
| HMS Pinafore: When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 4:48 |
| HMS Pinafore: When I was a lad I served a term | | D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Martyn Green, Isidore Godfrey | 3:03 |
| Now Give Three Cheers / I Am the Monarch of the Sea / When I Was a Lad | medley | Gilbert & Sullivan | 4:55 |
| Pinafore: I Am the Monarch of the Sea / When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | ?:?? |
| When I Was a Lad | instrumental | London Promenade Orchestra | 2:55 |
| When I Was a Lad | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:54 |
| When I Was a Lad | | The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company | 3:00 |
| When I Was a Lad | | Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras | 2:38 |
| When I Was a Lad | | The Gala Ensemble | 2:47 |
| When I was a Lad - HMS Pinafore | | Gilbert & Sullivan | 2:33 |
| When I was a Lad (from H.M.S. Pinafore) | instrumental | Louise Lerch | 2:55 |
| When I Was a Lad (HMS Pinafore) | cover and instrumental | Louise Lerch | 2:59 |
| When I Was a Lad I Served a Team | | The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company | 2:40 |