Here's to the soldiers that march to the war,
The ugly tin hats and the long woollen drawers;
The colonel says, "Right lads... over the top,"
Then he stands back to watch while the poor b*****s drop.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Well, there's girls in the parlour, there's girls in the bars,
They paint on a smile so ya don't see the scars;
They get lots of offers, not much respect,
For raising three kids on a government cheque.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Drink it down, boys, down,
As long as there's light in the day;
For you won't get a suppper when your number is up,
And they lay you to rot in the clay.
In comes the landlord, so fat and content,
Comes 'round in his Volvo to pick up the rent;
Off with his wad to recline by the pool,
He leaves ya to rot in this dirty old hole.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
It's the taste of the whiskey, to tell ya the truth,
That shortened me days and wasted me youth;
Be kind to your health, sir, do it no wrong,
Put a pint of the black on the end of me arm.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
The ugly tin hats and the long woollen drawers;
The colonel says, "Right lads... over the top,"
Then he stands back to watch while the poor b*****s drop.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Well, there's girls in the parlour, there's girls in the bars,
They paint on a smile so ya don't see the scars;
They get lots of offers, not much respect,
For raising three kids on a government cheque.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Drink it down, boys, down,
As long as there's light in the day;
For you won't get a suppper when your number is up,
And they lay you to rot in the clay.
In comes the landlord, so fat and content,
Comes 'round in his Volvo to pick up the rent;
Off with his wad to recline by the pool,
He leaves ya to rot in this dirty old hole.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
It's the taste of the whiskey, to tell ya the truth,
That shortened me days and wasted me youth;
Be kind to your health, sir, do it no wrong,
Put a pint of the black on the end of me arm.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong;
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint,
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing through the night.