Lyrics
Verse 1
I have never fired a gun
Laid down my life for anyone
And I have never lost a son.
From tenement to sink estate
Comes with post to boys that wait
Swept out by the Queen and state.
Chorus
Were you there in the chapel
Singing «Glory halle-lu»
Let common sense prevail
For they know not what they do
Verse 2
Lose the boy, make the man
See the world in jagged lands
Face down in the desert sands.
Bang the drum and draw the veil
For Helmand and for Passchendaele
For Helmand and for Passchendaele.
Bridge
Pick a side if you want to
From the safety of your bed
Let the fingers be parted
But let glory grieve instead
Chorus
Were you there in the chapel
Singing «Glory halle-lu»
Let common sense prevail
For they know not what they do
Pick a side if you want to
From the safety of your bed
Let the fingers be parted
But let glory grieve instead
Outro
I have never fired a gun
Laid down my life for anyone
And I have never lost a son.