It was the day that war broke out Everyone seemed exited While young men boasted And talked of great times Dark clouds gathered On the Maginot line
Sisters and fathers Brothers and sons All said goodbye It seemes so much fun We'll be finished by Christmas Back home by the fire Perish the distance The bombs and the wire
Don't wake the lion
There's a firework show tonight Eveyone's been invited There's mud on faces With frightened white eyes And some won't make it Throught the thunderous noise
Powerfull and angry Answer the guns All through the night Relief never comes It's criminal deception Sets man against man Indicting reflection A devious plan
Don't wake the lion
Here what there saying Come the freeze You'd better hold on tight And while your praying