I kept my head down, as bullets whizzed
I kept in the trench, as bombs exploded
I kept my gas mask on, as gas choked

He didn’t keep his head down, as bullets whizzed
He didn’t keep in the trench, as bombs exploded
He didn’t keep his gas mask on, as gas choked

He lay on the ground, with the bullet in his head
His body now blown apart, was scattered everywhere
He slowly choked on the gas that filled the air and joined the dead

I’m keeping alive by keeping my head down
I’m keeping in the trench
I’m keeping my gas mask on

However, Germans stormed the trench
They shot and stabbed till my friends lay dead
Now it’s my turn, they held a gun, aimed it at me
And BANG, it’s over and from the war I’m free