We are bathing in blood, sweat and mud, as we comfort and cradle our guns
Some are crying to be taken home, they’re too young to far from their mums
Between mortar and snatches of sleep, I was dreaming of where I came from
They were planning a heroes return I was saying goodbye to the Somme
When the good times roll again, let the good times roll again
We’ll share a beer and shed a tear, let the good times roll again
Now I’m trying to write you a note and I’m hoping it won’t be my last
They are sending us into the ranks of the huddled and jumbled and gassed
And my best friend is coughing up lungs but he says he is soon to be free
And when I get back to The Plough, son won’t you sink one for me
When the good times roll again, let the good times roll again
I won’t be there but don’t despair, let the good times roll again
I recalled the look on your face the day they took us to war
And promised you that I’d return to see the son that you bore
Don’t spend your lives feeling sorry nor guilty to utter my name,
For no matter how hard Hell is calling the good times roll by just the same
I’ve decided I cannot go on and court martialed refusing to fight
Now a blindfold and last cigarette and a bullet await at first light
When the good times roll again, let the good times roll again
I’ll feel no same when they take aim, let the good times roll again
Let the good times roll again, we held a line that’s lost in time, let the good times roll again
Let the good times roll again boys, so raise your glasses salute the masses,
let the good times roll again
Written by PAUL HANDYSIDE
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from Wayward Son,
released January 27, 2014
PAUL HANDYSIDE: Lead vocal, backing vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica, banjo, autoharp
ROB TICKELL: Dobro, backing vocal
DAVID PORTHOUSE - Bass guitar, melodeon, percussion, backing vocal
Paul Handyside is a folk and roots singer songwriter, formerly of eighties indie darlings Hurrah! whose songs now fuse pop with folk-tinged americana. The fourth album "Loveless Town" was released in 2021.
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