hip hurray

where are the legs with which you run?

where are the legs with which you run?

when first you went to take a gun?

indeed

your dancing days are gone

where is the flame that once was burning

deep inside your soft brown eyes?

where is the soul that once was yearning

for peace but not for sacrifice?

i'm happy for to see you home

i'm happy for to see you home

so low in flesh so high in bone

well i can sense your fears unknown

so

hip hurray

the drums are beating

but they call on him in vain

hip hurray

his heart is bleeding

he will never dance again

hip hurray

the war bells summon

all the men to go to war

johnny

johnny

i hardly knew ye

you should have known it before