Is war a game?
Is it really that much fun?
Will it give you any fame?
Will you live to see the sun?
Will war decide your fate?
Are you prepared to use your gun?
Will you end up as bait?
Or will you live to see the sun?

You thought it was a game
You thought it was a joke
They really did trick you
You shouldn’t believe Jessie Pope.
No you should not be fooled by Brooke
Or to this day you’ll be seen as a crook

Your friends have passed
Your heart’s been smashed
But is your hope still everlasting?
The war is never ending
You’re still contending
Will you live to see the sun?

So was it a game?
So was it that much fun?
Did it give you any fame?
Did you live to see the sun ?
Did war decide your fate?
Were you prepared to use your gun?
Did you end up as bait?
Did you live to see the sun?