Poppy Lyrics - Singles - Beautiful South The

I fought hard in the second world war you hear them shout 

No good bragging about the Afrika Korps it was beadles about 

They dressed you up and took you off to world war one 

Armed you and surrounded you with wire 

Sat in stinking mud you sung your stupid songs 

And waited till they told you when to fire 

'Cause the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 

And nothing makes them laugh like a video bloodbath 

From the first world war to the Yom Kippur it was beadles about 

The bayonets slice, the rockets roar and he jumps out 

Fond memories of the bloody bridge you failed to hold 

Many of your buddies killed or maimed 

You would've shot at rabbits if that's what you'd been told 

Till the general said I'm sorry you've been framed 

'Cause the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 

And nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 

Keep those entries coming leave those cameras running 

Keep those entrails coming leave those soldiers gunning 

Because you're sure to get a laugh with a video bloodbath 

Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 

Here's a wacky video we got last week 

A bomb catches Arthur unawares 

He's lost both his arms and he can't see or speak 

But thank you for the memory you shared 

'Cause the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 

And nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 

Keep those entries coming leave those cameras running 

Keep those entrails coming leave those soldiers gunning 

Because you're sure to get a laugh with a video bloodbath 

Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath