Lyrics When The War Is Over - Long John Baldry

When The War Is Over

He went away to fight the war
But, he doesn’t want to anymore
He left his family all alone
Now, he can’t wait to get back home
(He can’t wait to get back home)
He hopes that peace will come one day
So, he can come back home and stay
Away from all the guns and some
Reunited, with his folk
(Reunited, with his folk)
And, when the war is over
When the soldiers all come home
We’ll throw the greatest party
The world has ever known
Oh, when the war is over
When the soldiers all come home
We’ll sit around the fireside
And leave the world alone
A telegram lies on the floor
His wife waits by the kitchen door
Her face is pressed against the glass
She waits for marching feet to pass
(Waits for marching feet to pass)
A little boy, stands at her knee
He’s waiting there excitedly
For the daddy that he’s never known
And the years he was away from home
(Years he was away from home)
And, when the war is over
When the soldiers all come home
We’ll throw the greatest party
The world has ever known
Oh, when the war is over
When the soldiers all come home
We’ll sit around the fireside
And leave the world alone
(When the war is over) When the war is over
(All the soldiers all come home) All the soldiers all come home
You know that we’ll (Sit around the fire side) Sit around the fireside
And leave the world alone
When the war is over…
We’ll leave the world alone…