[Verse 1]
We're pushing through these farming towns
We've worked hard ploughing over ground
Red army calls you, the call of the crowd
Red army needs you, it calls you now

[Chorus]
Cantonese boy, bang your tin drum
Cantonese boy, civilian soldier
Cantonese boy, bang your tin drum
Cantonese boy, red army calls you home

[Verse 2]
We're singing, marching through the fields
We're changing the lives we've led for years
Red army calls you, the call of the crowd
Red army needs you, it calls you now

[Chorus]
Cantonese boy, bang your tin drum
Cantonese boy, civilian soldier
Cantonese boy, bang your tin drum
Cantonese boy, red army calls you home

[Bridge]
Red army calls you
Red army needs you
Red army calls you
Red army needs you
[Outro]
Gentlemen you heard us call
Raised your glass and called for more
Only young men broke the wall