[Verse 1]
Gotta get out, gotta shout, gotta sing
Gotta dance, gotta jump, gotta run
Think I'll fight a war, I don't know what for
But I'll learn when I've got my gun

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well, I left home three days ago
I feel like going to bed
Open the courts, and a new religion
Burning through my head

Burning through my head...

[Verse 2]
Made my way with the fusiliers
I even fought my way back home
But the front line shifted and my rifle got lifted
Had to fight the war on my own

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, I left home three days ago
I feel like going to bed
Walking downtown gave me cold, cold fingers
And my feet were made of lead
My feet were made of lead...

[Chorus]
I'll just eat fruit
On your doorstep
I'll just drink pailfuls
Of rain

I'm but a barnacled
Warship
Singing the fighter's refrain
Singing the fighter's...

[Verse 3]
Made my way with the Salvation Army
Take them on with a tambourine
I'll strike down sinners like the old gunslingers
Smooth 'em out like margarine

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well, I left home three days ago
I feel like going to bed
Open the courts and a new religion
Burning through my head

Burning through my head...
[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]
Went to the gambling shop today
They had me five to one
Heard a voice behind me say
"Put down your Bible and pick up your gun"

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, I left home three days ago
I feel like going to bed
Water downtown gave me cold, cold fingers
And my feet were made of lead

My feet were made of lead...

[Chorus]
I'll just eat fruit
On your doorstep
I'll just drink pailfuls
Of rain

I'm but a barnacled
Warship
Singing the fighter's refrain
Singing the fighter's...