I know what I should hear -
A rousing patriotic song
That shatters every ear.
"There'll always be an England,"
"This is worth fighting for;"
Both these and many others
We've heard so much before.
I'm sorry for civilians
Who have no chance for fight.
No chance to do route marches;
Guards; and patrols at night.
So just to cheer their blighted lives
And really make their day,
We'd swap our patriotic songs
If we could have their pay.