Gonna send those welfare bums right back to work
(Gotta start a war before ’84)
Start a dirty war in El Salvador
(Gotta start a war before ’84)
Gonna back the Contras and Apartheid
(Gotta start a war before '84)
Then I'll win the election by a landslide

Ronnie and Mags, Maggie and Ron
Let's get together build a neutron bomb
Maggie and Ron, Ronnie and Mags
Let's go to Grenada, gonna fly our flags

Gonna privatize, shut down some mines
(Gotta start a war before ’84)
Gonna back Khmer Rouge and Apartheid
(Gotta start a war before ’84)
Feed a slice of cake to Bobby Sands
(Gotta start a war before ’84)
Spend a holiday in the Falklands

Ronnie and Mags, Maggie and Ron
Gonna get the hostages from Iran
Maggie and Ron, Ronnie and Mags
Let's go to Grenada and the Falklands
(Let’s go!)
Ronnie and Mags, Dennis and Nance
We know exactly who is wearin' the pants
Dennis and Nance, Maggie and Ron
Let's have a foursome build a neutron bomb