WAR! WAR! Why does it exist?
Hatred, sorrow and death is not a wish!
WAR! WAR! Why is it to be?

Scared depression and anger;
These are the feeling that a soldier has.

Cards, fags and carving too:
These are the things the soldiers do.
Wire tags and letters too:
These are the things that are important to you.

WAR! WAR! why does it exist?
Hatred, sorrow and death is not a wish
WAR! WAR! Why is it to be?

BANG! BANG! that is all you hear;
Quick! Quick! the enemies are here!

GAS! GAS! The bells are ringing!
QUICK! QUICK! or we will be digging!

WAR! WAR! why does it exist?
Hatred, sorrow and death is not a wish
WAR! WAR! why is it to be?

RATS! RATS! the vermin they are,
easy to trick, but we aren’t!

BRITZ and the Fritz fighting
From Spring until Winter
1915 is nearly here.

WAR! WAR! why does it exist?
Hatred, sorrow and death is not a wish
WAR! WAR! why is it to be?

WAR! WAR! each day like a year;
Over the top and you’ll be clear!

Now you know what happened.

This is the truth.