Lyrics A Hundred Men - Glenn Yarbrough

A Hundred Men

A hundred men went off to war
… a hundred men
Their hearts were heavy, their heads were high
As they kissed the ones they left behind
Some were eager, some were scared
Nobody knew, and nobody cared
When a hundred men went to war
Then a thousand men went off to war
… a thousand men
And a few now said that it wasn’t right
And a few said prayers in their beds at night
For the hearts so heavy, the heads so high
Who kissed the ones they loved goodbye
For those so eager, and those so scared
A few now knew, a few now cared
When a Thousand men went off to war
… Ten thousand men
Then a million men went off to war
… a million men
Now fear came a creepin' down many a street
Borne on the dust of a million feet
And many now said that it wasn’t right
And many prayed in their beds at night
For the hearts so heavy, the heads so high
Who kissed the ones they loved goodbye
For those so eager, and those so scared
For many now knew, and many now cared
When a million men went to war
Then all mankind went off to war
… Yes, all mankind
And the people fought, and the people cried
And the people prayed, but the people died
And fear like a flood covered every street
And mixed with the mud of a billion feet
And all now said that it wasn’t right
And prayed as one to the fiery night
Their hearts were heavy as they watched the sky
And kissed the ones they loved goodbye
Now none were eager, but all were scared
Now they knew that they should’ve cared
When a hundred men went off to war
… a hundred men