<P> In 1942, a recording by The Merry Macs reached number 8 on the Billboard chart, and a version by The Jubalaires reached #10 on the R&B chart on November 14 of the same year . The 1943 version by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra reached number 1 . A portion of the tune is sung while in the Superman cartoon "Jungle Drums" Hitler bows his head from news that Allied forces cut off a major assault of German U-boats . Loesser donated his royalties for sale of the song to the Navy Relief Society . </P> <P> In later years, the expression has often been used in a satirical manner . In the Larry Peerce movie The Incident, a character reminiscing about his army days quotes the phrase to his fiancée Ruby Dee (a black woman involved in the non-violent civil rights movement) to advocate the more militant attitude he claims would be a better way to assert the rights of African - Americans . The quote has also been referenced in the Dixie Chicks' song,' Sin Wagon' . </P> <P> In the single "Heartland", from the 1986 album, "Infected", singer / songwriter Matt Johnson has admitted that his lyric: "The ammunition's been passed and the Lord's been praised ." is directly derived from American original . </P>

Who said praise the lord and pass the ammunition