[Verse 1: David Gilmour (backed by Richard Wright)]
Us (Us, us, us, us, us) and them (Them, them, them, them)
And after all, we're only ordinary men
Me (Me, me, me, me, me) and you (You, you, you, you, you)
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do (To do, to do, to do)

“Forward” he cried from the rear and the front rank died
And the general sat
And the lines on the map moved from side to side

[Verse 2: David Gilmour (backed by Richard Wright)]
Black (Black, black, black, black) and blue (Blue, blue, blue, blue)
And who knows which is which and who is who (Is who, is who, is who, is who)

Up (Up, up, up, up, up) and down (Down, down, down, down)
And in the end it's only round and round (round, round, round), and round (round, round, round, round)

“Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?”
The poster bearer cried
“Listen son”, said the man with the gun
“There's room for you inside”

[Interlude]
I mean, they're not gonna kill ya
So if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again
Dig it? I mean he get off lightly
Cause I would've given him a thrashing
I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion
But really, I mean good manners don't cost, nothing do they, eh?
[Verse 3: David Gilmour (backed by Richard Wright)]
Down (Down, down, down, down) and out (Out, out, out, out)
It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about
With (With, with, with, with), without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? (About, about, about, about?)

Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died