Us and Them

Us and them And after all, we're only ordinary men Me and you God only knows It's not what we would choose to do Forward he cried from the rear And the front rank died General sat And the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black and blue And who knows which is which and who is who Up and down And in the end it's only round 'n round and round Haven't you heard it's a battle of words The poster bearer cried "Listen son", said the man with the gun There's room for you inside Down and out It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? Out of the way, it's a busy day I've got things on my mind For the want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died "I mean, they're gonna kill ya So if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock They won't do it again. Dig it? I mean, he gets off lightly, 'cause I would've given him a thrashing I only hit him once! It was only a difference of opinion, but really I mean, good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?"