[00:9]Up to your waist in water,
[00:11]Up to your eyes in slush,
[00:13]Using the kind of language
[00:15]That makes the sergeants blush;
[00:17]Who wouldn't join the army,
[00:19]That's what we all enquire,
[00:21]Don't we pity the poor civilians
[00:23]Sitting beside the fire?
[00:25]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[00:28]Who wouldn't be a soldier, eh?
[00:31]Oh, it's a shame to take the pay.
[00:33]As soon as reveille has gone
[00:35]We feel just as heavy as lead,
[00:37]But we never get up till the sergeant
[00:38]Brings our breakfast up to bed.
[00:41]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[00:44]What do you want with eggs and ham
[00:46]When you've got plum and apple jam?
[00:49]Form fours! Right turn!
[00:50]How shall we spend the money we earn?
[00:52]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[00:56]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[00:59]Who wouldn't be a soldier, eh?
[01:01]Oh, it's a shame to take the pay.
[01:04]As soon as reveille has gone
[01:06]We feel just as heavy as lead,
[01:08]But we never get up till the sergeant
[01:09]Brings our breakfast up to bed.
[01:12]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[01:15]What do you want with eggs and ham
[01:17]When you've got plum and apple jam?
[01:20]Form fours! Right turn!
[01:21]How shall we spend the money we earn?
[01:23]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[01:32]Come to the cook-house door, boys,
[01:34]Sniff at the lovely stew,
[01:36]Who is it says the colonel
[01:38]Gets better grub than you?
[01:40]Any complaints this morning?
[01:42]Do we complain? Not we.
[01:44]What's the matter with lumps of onion
[01:46]Floating around the tea?
[01:48]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[01:51]Who wouldn't be a soldier, eh?
[01:53]Oh, it's a shame to take the pay.
[01:56]As soon as reveille has gone
[01:58]We feel just as heavy as lead,
[02:00]But we never get up till the sergeant
[02:02]Brings our breakfast up to bed.
[02:04]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[02:08]What do you want with eggs and ham
[02:10]When you've got plum and apple jam?
[02:12]Form fours! Right turn!
[02:14]How shall we spend the money we earn?
[02:16]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[02:20]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[02:24]Who wouldn't be a soldier, eh?
[02:26]Oh, it's a shame to take the pay.
[02:28]As soon as reveille has gone
[02:30]We feel just as heavy as lead,
[02:32]But we never get up till the sergeant
[02:34]Brings our breakfast up to bed.
[02:36]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,
[02:40]What do you want with eggs and ham
[02:42]When you've got plum and apple jam?
[02:44]Form fours! Right turn!
[02:46]How shall we spend the money we earn?
[02:48]Oh! Oh! Oh! It's a lovely war,

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 beside 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,