Bombed last night ... refrains from the First World War.

 

'The Thinker on the Butte de Warlencourt' (1917)

Bombed last night, bombed the night before,
Gonna get bombed tonight if we never get bombed no more
When we’re bombed we’re scared as we can be,
Oh God damn the bombing planes from Germany.

They’re over us, they’re over us,
One shell hole for the four of us.
Glory be to God that the three of us can run,
Cause no one of us could fill it all alone.

Gassed last night, gassed the night before,
Gonna get gassed again if we never get gassed no more.
When we’re gassed we’re sick as we can be,
Cause phosgene and mustard gas are much too much for me.

They’re warning us, they’re warning us,
One respirator for the four of us.
Glory be to God that the three of us can run,
Cause one of us can use it all alone.[1]

 

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[1] Stuart Robson, The First World War (London: Longman, 1998), pp. 102,103.