Mungo Jerry

You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War

Mungo Jerry


When your girlfriend asks you 'round to her house and you meet her folks 
and they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke 
they grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door: 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

Well, you're working very hard to get promotion in your job 
but arrive late on morning just because you mist the bus 
the foreman say "you're fired, 'cause you punctuality spoor" 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night 
and they say that you can't stay there just because your shirt aint white 
you're tired and you hungry and you cannot walk no more 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

Ain't no money, ain't no woman ain't no roof above your head 
so you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead 
the fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
You don't have to be ...........etc. fade out.