When The War Is Over - Long John Baldry

He went away to fight the war

But, he doesn’t want to anymore

He left his family all alone

Now, he can’t wait to get back home

(He can’t wait to get back home)

He hopes that peace will come one day

So, he can come back home and stay

Away from all the guns and some

Reunited, with his folk

(Reunited, with his folk)

And, when the war is over

When the soldiers all come home

We’ll throw the greatest party

The world has ever known

Oh, when the war is over

When the soldiers all come home

We’ll sit around the fireside

And leave the world alone

A telegram lies on the floor

His wife waits by the kitchen door

Her face is pressed against the glass

She waits for marching feet to pass

(Waits for marching feet to pass)

A little boy, stands at her knee

He’s waiting there excitedly

For the daddy that he’s never known

And the years he was away from home

(Years he was away from home)

And, when the war is over

When the soldiers all come home

We’ll throw the greatest party

The world has ever known

Oh, when the war is over

When the soldiers all come home

We’ll sit around the fireside

And leave the world alone

(When the war is over) When the war is over

(All the soldiers all come home) All the soldiers all come home

You know that we’ll (Sit around the fire side) Sit around the fireside

And leave the world alone

When the war is over…

We’ll leave the world alone…