Us and them And after all we're only ordinary men Me and you God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
Forward, he cried from the rear And the front rank died And the general sat and the lines on the map Moved from side to side
Black and blue And who knows which is which and who is who? Up and down And in the end it's only round and round and round
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words? The poster bearer cried Listen son, said the man with the gun There's room for you inside
(I mean, they're not gonna kill ya So if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock They won't do it again Dig it? I mean he get off lightly 'Cause I would've given him a thrashing I only hit him once! It was only a difference of opinion, but really I mean, good manners don't cost nothing do they?)
Down and out It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way it's a busy day I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died