We all go away We die one day But not too young please Not too young On your terms Is the preferable option As best as you can As best as you can Not extinguished On another's say Sent there on the decisions of others For betterment? Lest men should faulter Lose some fields Spend more money It's not sarcastic Or slightly funny When the funds for war Would have us imagine That culling is The economical option Not sitting round to discuss the hordes of soldiers Trim the fat From every nation The rank and file are sure A safer workstation Would be better With some weekend fun and recreation War and thunder Takes them away The battle of Ypres The first brigade The London Scots and the Cameron men The Black watch played As comrades died Laments respectful Chests with pride Fingers softly Caress the chanter The boys get by By using banter On every side The sands are mud The mists of time The guardsmen lunge National expansion? Or soci