English Civil War
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1. When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, tralah !
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He's coming by bus or
underground, hurrah, tralah !
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A woman's eye will shed a tear,
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to
see his face so beaten in fear,
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just
around the corner in the English Civil War.
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2. It was still at the stage of clubs and fists, hurrah, tralah !
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When that well-known face got
beaten to bits, hurrah, tralah !
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Your face was blue in the
light of the screen,
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as we
watched the speech of an animal scream,
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the
new party army was marching right over our heads.
+ instrumental = verse 2
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3. There you are, ha ha, I told you so, hurrah,
tralah !
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Says everybody that we know, hurrah,
tralah !
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But who hid a radio under the
stairs,
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and
who got caught out on their unawares?
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When that new party army came
marching right up the stairs.
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4. When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, tralah !
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Nobody understands it can
happen again, hurrah, tralah !
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The sun is shining and the
kids are shouting loud,
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but
you gotta know it's shining through a crack in the
cloud,
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Am
and
the shadows keep falling when Johnny comes marching home.
+ instrumental = verse 4
(The Clash)