Well, one morning as the sun did rise

They put a gun into my hand and showed me the horizon

Over there they said, "There's men you gotta kill

Don't come back until their blood is spilled"

The hawks and the doves are the devil's best friends

Put your faith in neither, you're a means to an end

Sent to do the dirty work then left to die alone

A lesson in what happens when bullets meet bone

Of course you realize this means war

They'll put you in a pine box and they'll post you home

Of course you realize this means war

They'll put you in a pine box and they'll post you home

They'll put you in a pine box and post you home, hey

Meanwhile the papers did decry our foe

And with pomp and ceremony did proudly watch us go

To the breach where men lay down their lives

So businessmen can watch their profits rise

The hawks and the doves are the devil's own kin

Put your faith in neither if you wanna keep your skin

They sing of king and country while you beg for your life

In prayers you whisper 'neath the battle cry

Of course you realize this means war

They'll put you in a pine box and they'll post you home

Of course you realize this means war

They'll put you in a pine box and they'll post you home

They'll put you in a pine box and post you home, hey

Tie your shivah legs to the mast

Wear them like canoes

Hear the havoc on the wind

The dogs are on the loose

The dogs are on the loose

The dogs are on the loose

Hey

They'll put you in a pine box and they'll post you home