Salonika

Oh, me husband's in Salonika and I wonder if he's dead
And I wonder if he knows he has a kid with a foxy head

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

When the war is over, what will the slackers do?
They'll be all around the soldiers for the loan of a bob or two

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

And when the war is over, what will the soldiers do?
They'll be walking around with a leg and
A half and the slackers they'll have too

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

Now they taxed the pound of butter and they taxed the ha'penny bun
And still with all their taxing they can't beat the bloody Hun

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

They taxed the Coliseum and they taxed St. Mary's Hall
Why don't they tax the bobbies with their backs against the wall?

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

When the war is over, what will the slackers do?
For every kid in America, in Cork there will be two

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

They takes us out to Blarney and they lays us on the grass
They puts us in the family way and they leaves us on our ass

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

There's lino in the parlour and in the kitchen too
And a lovely glass back chiffonier we got from Dickie Drew

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy

Oh never marry a soldier, a sailor or a marine
But keep your eye on the Sinn Fein
Boy with his yellow, white and green

So right away, so right away
So right away, so right away
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy
So right away, Salonika, right away, me soldier boy