Bless' 'em All Songtext
von Sods' Opera

They say there′s a troop ship just leavin' Bombay
Bound for old Blighty′s shore
Heavily laden with time-expired men
Bound for the land they adore
There's many an airman just finishing his time
There's many a twerp signing on
You′ll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck ′em all!

Fuck 'em all, fuck ′em all
The long and the short and the tall
Fuck all the sergeants and WO1s
Fuck all the corporals and their bastard sons
'Cause we′re saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck ′em all!


They say if you work hard you'll get better pay
We've heard it all before
Clean up your buttons and polish your boots
Scrub out the barrack room floor
There′s many a rookie who′s taken it in
Hook line and sinker and all
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck ′em all!

Fuck 'em all, fuck ′em all
The long and the short and the tall
Fuck all the sergeants and WO1s
Fuck all the corporals and their bastard sons
'Cause we′re saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck 'em all!

They say that the sergeant′s a very nice chap
Oh, what a tale to tell
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night
He′ll pay your fare home as well
There's many an airman who′s blighted his life
Through writing rude words on the wall
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck ′em all!


Fuck 'em all, fuck ′em all
The long and the short and the tall
Fuck all the sergeants and WO1s
Fuck all the corporals and their bastard sons
'Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You′ll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up me lads, fuck ′em all!

Nobody knows what a twerp you have been
So cheer up me lads, fuck 'em all!