It overwhelms all opposition It needs to grow or else it dies What else is war but competition, A profit-building enterprise? War isn't nice, you hope to shirk it You hope you'll find someplace to hide. But if you've courage You can work it And set a tidy sum aside The refugees? Oh sure, I've seen 'em The thousands fleeing from the war They've not a scrap of bread between 'em I wonder what they're running for
Now spring has come and Winter's dead The snow has gone so draw a breath Let Christian souls crawl out of their beds Pull on their socks and conquer death
Sometimes there's luck, and always worry The war goes on, and perseveres For war is never in a hurry And it can last a thousand years The day of wrath will come like thunder But who has time to make amends? You march in line but never wonder How it began and where it ends
Now spring has come and Winter's dead The snow has gone so draw a breath Let Christian souls crawl out of their beds Pull on their socks and conquer death
The world will end and time will cease And while we live we buy and sell And in our graves we shall find peace Unless the war goes on in Hell
