The law of war, the coat of arms The disbandment of men A legacy of terror, a heritage of blood A mission for destruction based upon fear Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war In their eyes bright burning terror Decimation, desecration as they march forth Murder, the air with hunger and lust for more is infused And dreadful objects so familiar Blood and destruction shall so be in use Likewise be all manner of beasts, when they be brought into the field and cried havoke The blood trails laid down with the hands of war A memorandum splattered by defeat That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial. Likewise be all manner of beasts, when they be brought into the field and cried havoke, then every man to take his part The law of war, the disbandment of men Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war In their eyes bright burning terror Decimation, desecration as they march forth Murder, the air with hunger and lust for more is infused And dreadful objects so familiar Blood and destruction shall so be in use Likewise be all manner of beasts, when they be brought into the field and cried havoke