One More Parade (Phil Ochs, Bob Gibson)

Lyrics

Hup, two, three, four marchin' down the street

Rollin' of the drums and the trampin' of the feet

General salutes and the mothers wave and weep

Here come the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade!

So young, so strong, so ready for the war

So willin' to go and die upon a foreign shore

All march together, everybody looks the same

So there is no one you can blame

Don't be ashamed

Light the flame

One more parade!

Listen for the sound and listen for the noise

Listen for the thunder of the marching boys

Few years ago their guns were only toys

Here come the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade!

Medals on their coats and guns in their hands

Trained to kill as their trained to stand

Ten thousand ears need only one command

Here come the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

One more parade!

Cold hard stares on faces so proud

Kisses from the girls and cheers from the crowd

And the widows from the last war cry into their shrouds

Here come the big parade

Don't be afraid

Price is paid

Don't be ashamed

War's a game

World's in flame

So start the parade!