Oh! It's A Lovely War (from "Oh! It's A Lovely War")
Courtland, Jefferies, George Grossmith1 Jan 2000Oh! It's A Lovely War (from "Oh! It's A Lovely War") Lyrics
Oh! It's A Lovely War - Courtland/Jefferies/George Grossmith
Up to your waist in water
Up to your eyes in slush
Using the kind of language
That makes the sergeants blush
Who wouldn't join the army
That's what we all enquire
Don't we pity the poor civilians
Sitting around the fire
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Who wouldn't be a soldier eh
Oh it's a shame to take the pay
As soon as reveille has gone
We feel just as heavy as lead
But we never get up till the sergeant
Brings our breakfast up to bed
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
What do you want with eggs and ham
When you've got plum and apple jam
Form fours right turn
How shall we spend the money we earn
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Who wouldn't be a soldier eh
Oh it's a shame to take the pay
As soon as reveille has gone
We feel just as heavy as lead
But we never get up till the sergeant
Brings our breakfast up to bed
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
What do you want with eggs and ham
When you've got plum and apple jam
Form fours right turn
How shall we spend the money we earn
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Come to the cook house door boys
Sniff at the lovely stew
Who is it says the colonel
Gets better grub than you
Any complaints this morning
Do we complain not we
What's the matter with lumps of onion
Floating around the tea
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Who wouldn't be a soldier eh
Oh it's a shame to take the pay
As soon as reveille has gone
We feel just as heavy as lead
But we never get up till the sergeant
Brings our breakfast up to bed
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
What do you want with eggs and ham
When you've got plum and apple jam
Form fours right turn
How shall we spend the money we earn
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
Who wouldn't be a soldier eh
Oh it's a shame to take the pay
As soon as reveille has gone
We feel just as heavy as lead
But we never get up till the sergeant
Brings our breakfast up to bed
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war
What do you want with eggs and ham
When you've got plum and apple jam
Form fours right turn
How shall we spend the money we earn
Oh oh oh
It's a lovely war