i think upon those friends of mine and memories they say
how brave our step behind the band upon a summer's day
oh i did not go alone my friends i did not go alone
my friends and i wave goodbye as our ship left england home
oh we joked and laughed upon the words, what would our mothers say
unwed again in sweethearts arms by christmas we were (indistinct)
they say i fight, for king and country
they say it's my, duty to which i must uphold
when she's in need, when she's in danger
your country calls out to you, you are a saviour
oh
laughter/lovexxxxx the whisper song
there was no cheering crowds, no giggling eyes
there was no marching band
cackling guns against boys so fine
no summer bloom marked friends of mine
over the top the seargant cries
and into no man's land
oh my dear friends amidst the trench i see you all
my pale schoolyard chums away lost countys call
and in this brief moment of silence thoughts of hope make me cower
as i set foot on england's .... in each arm
did we fight, for king and country
no, said i, we fought for thoughts of returning home
and men who need me, for all our loved ones
welcome home a hero, for all i have done
they say x 6, oh they say x2
did they die, for king and country?
and was it right, that they should die so far from home
they'll never greet you, in adoration or shake your hand
down familiar streets, in glory green and pleasant land
how wrong we were to think it fun
great war enthused against the heart
pray for us all in our plight
xxx dig my grave
xxx
i close my eyes, i see my friends
along the line many fine young men
lying still in ...grace
they're like....their lifeless....gaze
i feel alone at the wars end
i wish i died among my friends
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