I have never fired a gun Laid down my life for anyone And I have never lost a son From tenement to sink estate Comes with post to boys that wait Swept out by the Queen and state Were you there in the chapel Singing glory halle-lu Let common sense prevail For they know not what they do Lose the boy, make the man See the world in jagged land Face down in the desert sand Bang the drum and draw the veil For Helmand and for Passchendaele For Helmand and for Passchendaele Take a side if you want to From the safety of your bed Let the fingers be parted But let glory grieve instead Were you there in the chapel Singing glory halle-lu Let the nonsense prevail For they know not what they do Take a side if you want to From the safety of your bed Let the fingers be parted But let glory grieve instead I have never fired a gun Laid down my life for anyone And I have never lost a son