BROWNED OFF
(Ewan MacColl)

I used to be a civvies, chum , as decent as can be
I used to think a working lad had a man'r right to be free.
And then one day they mad a lousy soldier out of me
And told me I had got to save democracy.

cho: Oh I was browned off, browned of, browned of as can be,
Browned off, broened off, an easy mark that's me
But when this war is over and again I'm free
There'll be no more trips around the world for me.

They stuck me in a convict suit, they made me cut my hair;
They took my civvies shoes away, they gave me another pair.
Instead of grub they gave me slush and plenty of fresh air
And that was all to help to save democracy.

Now every day I'm on parade, long before the dawn
And every day I curse the ruddy day that I was born.
For I am just a browned-off soldier, anyone can see
They browned me off to help to save democracy.

The medical inspection, boys, is just a bleeding farce,
He gropes around your penis and he noses up your arse
For even a private's privates, boys, enjoys no privacy
You sacrifice all that to save democracy.

The colonel kicks the major, then the major has a go
He kicks the poor old captain who then kicks the N.C.O.
And as the kicks get harder, the poor private you can see
Gets kicked to bloody hell to save democracy.

@Army @WWII @bitching
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