| I drove my saracen through your garden last night
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| Sing up the RA
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| I kicked your front door down around at midnight
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| Sing up the RA
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| Oh somthing’s telling me boy you’re avoiding me And when I find you, you will go for your tea
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| Oh I’ve got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots
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| I’ve got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit
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| And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands
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| We are the British army and we’re here to take your land
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| My good friend Bertie he’s in the UDR
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| Who-ar, Who-ar
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| Searching for weapons he will go near and far
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| Who-ar, Who-ar
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| Up around by Cappagh you’d never find him there
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| Oh the only gun he’d get there is an armalite in his ear
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| Oh I’ve got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots
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| I’ve got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit
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| And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands
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| We are the British army and we’re here to take your land
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| My good friend Trevor he’s in the RUC
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| I see, I see
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| but now they’ve handed him his redundancy
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| I see, I see
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| The folks along the border won’t be seeing him any more
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| That Provo sniper will be missing him for sure
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| Oh I’ve got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots
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| I’ve got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit
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| And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands
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| We are the British army and we’re here to take your land
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| My good friend Nigel he’s in the SAS
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| Oh yes, Oh yes
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| He said a change is just as good as arrest
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| Oh yes, Oh yes
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| But now they’ve gone and posted him way down to Crossmaglen
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| He wishes to blazes he was back in jail again
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| Oh I’ve got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots
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| I’ve got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit
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| And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands
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| We are the British army and we’re here to take your land
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| My good friend Sammy he’s in the DUP
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| I see, I see
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| An outstanding member as all the world can see
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| I see, I see
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| I can go up to to Donegal if you want to have some fun
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| He said I’ll take a run there if I have nothing on Oh I’ve got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots
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| I’ve got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit
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| And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands
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| We are the British army and we’re here to take your land |