Passchendaele

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Jack was born towards the end of the 19th century He married his sweetheart at the age of 23 Shortly before the birth of their first child He answered the call of duty, ooh, oh, oh, ooh [Chorus] He carried English bayonets In an English way He smoked German cigarettes On Christmas Day He never made it past 25, he died at Passchendaele Fighting for the cause in the war to end all wars [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] His son fell from a Spitfire in 1944 Well Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? And what did we learn the second time round? Never again Never again, oh, ooh [Chorus] He carried English bayonets In an English way He smoked German cigarettes On Christmas Day He never made it past 25, he died at Passchendaele Fighting for the cause in the war to end all wars [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] (Just keep on fighting, still we keep on fighting) (Just keep on fighting, still we keep on fighting) (Just keep on fighting, still we keep on fighting) [Chorus] He carried English bayonets In an English way He smoked German cigarettes On Christmas Day He never made it past 25, he died at Passchendaele Fighting for the cause in the war to end all wars