Mercenaries are useless, disunited, unfaithful They have nothing more to keep them in a battle Other than a meager wage Which is just about enough to make them wanna kill for you But not enough to make them wanna die for you I'm just another soldier boy Just another soldier boy Looking for work Looking for work Looking for work My rifle is my friend My rifle is my friend I clean my rifle everyday I clean my rifle everyday That's why my rifle is my friend Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Did some work in Zaire, the jolly old Belgian Congo Went back to Geneva to get paid Back there in Geneva, that's were the money grows That's were the money grows, that's were the money flows They didn't wanna pay me They didn't wanna pay me, but they did Try to separate me from my money Is like separating me from my life Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, ready for war Let's go to Moscow, let's go to Moscow Let's go, let's go, let's go to Moscow Find a backdoor to the Kremlin Push it down and walk on in Say "Howdy-owdy doodie aye doodie aye-a How howdy-owdy doodie aye-a" Let's go, must go, must go, must go, must go to Moscow 5000 feet and closing Target visibility one nine 4000 feet and closing Target visibility two six 3000 feet and closing Target visibility seven nine 2000 feet and closing Visibility one ten 1000 feet and closing Visibility seven four 500 feet and closing Visibility zero! Ready for war, ready for war You better be ready for war, ready for war Ready for war, are you ready for war? You better be ready for war, ready for war