(原詩)

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
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"

(interlude)

I mean, they're not gonna kill ya
So like, if you give 'em
A quick short, sharp, shock
They won't do it again
Dig it? I mean he got 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, eh?

(interlude)

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