Walk on Soldier, singin' the colonel's tune,
And when the song is over you'll walk to your doom,
Walk on soldier, with your head held high,
And when you've missed the trenches you'll be high in the sky,
There's a star in the sky in your name,
And your spot on the sun is bright aflame,
Your name will live after you're gone,
Carved on a cold block of stone,
They'll tell tales of your deeds, brave and bold,
While little kids listen to your life unfold,
Guns booming strong and fires burning bright,
The devil across the mountain bringin' in the night,
And when dawn breaks clear you'll reach the heights,
And teach another generation about firefights,
The enemy vanquished, sent to their doom,
And the young ones now ready to bloom,
And when the kids pick up guns all set to fight,
And stare with the glazed pride of the right,
You'll have taught one lesson and learnt another,
You'll put to death a son, just as you did a brother,
Walk on soldier, with your pride glowing strong,
And when the war is over you'll wonder what went wrong.