So you wanna join the army
And you wanna be a man
You wanna go to Ireland
And get killed by a bomb
Does you family want to
See you as a corpse
Because you're wrapped around
In your empty thoughts
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Fighting for the army
Marching for the army
Just another part of
Your death in the army
Rules and regulations
Imprinted in your brain
You brother's been killed
Oh! What a shame
Left, right, Left, right
That's right son
Marching all together
It'll be a lot of fun
You're in the army now so
Get that gun clean
Switch off your brain
You're now a machine
Slaughtered like cattle
You hear it on the news
Quite country lane
Victim of their views