[Instrumental Intro]

[Saxophone Solo 1]

[Verse 1]
Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men

[Verse 2]
Me and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do

[Chorus 1]
“Forward!” he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
The general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side

[Verse 3]
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who?

[Verse 4]
Up and down
And in the end it's only round and round, and round
[Chorus 2]
“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”

[Saxophone Solo 2]

[Verse 5]
Down and out
It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about

[Verse 6]
With, without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?

[Chorus 3]
Out of the way! It's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died