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The Path - Should I Ever Be A Soldier

from Split 7" w/ Gone Wrong by The Path

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lyrics

Lyrics by Joe Hill:


We're spending billions every year
For guns and ammunition
"Our Army" and "Our Navy" dear
To keep in good condition;
While millions live in misery
And millions died before us
Don't sing "My Country, 'tis of thee,"
But sing this little chorus

Should I ever be a soldier
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
Should the gun I ever shoulder
It's to crush the tyrant's might
Join the army of the toilers
Men and women fall in line
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
Do your duty for the cause

For Land and Liberty

And many a maiden, pure and fair
Her love and pride must offer
On Mammon's altar in despair
To fill the master's coffer
The gold that pays the mighty fleet
From tender youth he squeezes
While brawny men must walk the street
And face the wintry breezes

For Land and Liberty

Why do they mount their gatling gun
A thousand miles from ocean
Where hostile fleet could never run--
Ain't that a funny notion?
If you don't know the reason why
Just strike for better wages
And then, my friends--if you don't die--
You'll sing this song for ages

Should I ever be a soldier
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
Should the gun I ever shoulder
It's to crush the tyrant's might
Join the army of the toilers
Men and women fall in line
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
Do your duty for the cause
For Land and Liberty

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from Split 7" w/ Gone Wrong, released May 7, 2022

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The Path Vermont

Hardcore/Punk from Vermont. Est. 2015.

The Path is:
Matt, Jon, Jimi, Ryan & Kristen.

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