One More Parade

Hup, two, three, four,

marching down the street

Rolling of the drums

and the tramping of the feet

General salutes and mothers

wave and weep

Here comes the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade

So young, so strong,

so ready for the war

So willing to go and die upon

a foreign shore

All march together,

everybody looks the same

So there's no one you can blame

Don't be ashamed

Light the flame

One more parade

Listen for the sound

and listen for the noise

Listen for the thunder

of the marching boys

A few years ago their guns

were only toys

Here comes the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade

So young, so strong,

so ready for the war

So willing to go and die

upon a foreign shore

All march together,

everybody looks the same

So there's no one you can blame

Don't be ashamed

Light the flame

One more parade

Medals on their coats

and guns in their hands

Trained to kill as

they're trained to stand

10,000 ears need only one command

Here comes the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade

So young, so strong,

so ready for the war

So willing to go and die upon

a foreign shore

All march together,

everybody looks the same

So there's no one you can blame

Don't be ashamed

Light the flame

One more parade

Cold hard stares on faces so proud

Kisses from the girls

and cheers from the crowd

And the widows from the last war

cry into their shrouds

Here comes the big parade

Don't be afraid, price is paid

Don't be ashamed, war's a game

World in flames, so start the parade