Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914), artist - The Zombies.
Date of issue: 07.04.2020
Record label: Marquis Enterprises
Song language: English
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) |
A butcher, yes that was my trade |
But the King’s shilling is now my fee |
A butcher I may as well have stayed |
For the slaughter that I see |
And the preacher in his pulpit |
Sermoned «Go and fight, do what is right» |
But he don’t have to hear these guns |
And I bet he sleeps at night |
And I… |
And I can’t stop shaking |
My hands won’t stop shaking |
My arms won’t stop shaking |
My mind won’t stop shaking |
I want to go home |
Please let me go home |
Go home |
And I have seen a friend of mine |
Hang on the wire like some rag toy |
Then in the heat the flies come down |
And cover up the boy |
And the flies come down in Gommecourt, |
Thiepval, Mametz Wood, and French Verdun |
If the preacher, he could see those flies |
Wouldn’t preach for the sound of guns |
And I… |
And I can’t stop shaking |
My hands won’t stop shaking |
My arms won’t stop shaking |
My mind won’t stop shaking |
I want to go home |
Please let me go home |
Go home |