Tune of I love to go a-wandering (G/D)
When we send people off to war,
why risk the young ones' lives?
Let's vote that those who go to war
at least be 55.
Falderie, falderal,
Falderie,faldera-ha-ha-ha ha-ha-ha-ha
Falderie, falderal,
at least be 55!
No parent with a child to raise
No workers in their prime
Let no one with a life to live
be dead before their time.
Falderie, falderal,
Falderie,faldera-ha-ha-ha ha-ha-ha-ha
Falderie, falderal,
be dead before their time!
Our leaders would save lots of cash
on pensions, pills and more—
They'd keep down all that health care cost
And lose their taste for war.
Falderie, falderal,
Falderie,faldera-ha-ha-ha ha-ha-ha-ha
Falderie, falderal,
and lose their taste for war!!
(Spoken echo: Especially when their number's up!)