Poppy

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I fought hard in the Second World
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 War you'll hear them shout
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It's no good bragging about the 
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Afrika Korps it was Beadle's About
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They dressed you up and took you 
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off to World War One
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Armed you and surrounded you with 
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wire
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Sat in stinking mud you sang your
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 stupid songs
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And waited til they told you when 
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to fi--re


[CHORUS 1]

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Cos the rulers always laugh at a 
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video bloodbath
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Nothing makes them laugh like a 
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video bloodbath


[VERSE 2]

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From the first World War to the 
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Yom Kippur it was Beadle's About
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The bayonets slice the rockets roar
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 and he jumps out
Continues after the ad
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Fond memories of the bloody bridge
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 you failed to hold
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Many of your buddies killed or 
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maimed
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You would have shot at rabbits if 
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that's what you'd been told
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Til the Generals said "I'm sorry, 
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you've been fra--med"


[CHORUS 2]

        C             E          
Cos the rulers always laugh at a 
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video bloodbath
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Nothing gets a laugh like a 
            D
video bloodbath
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Keep those entries coming, keep 
        Em
those cameras running
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Keep those entrails coming, leave 
      Em
those soldiers gunning
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Cos you're sure to get a laugh 
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with a video bloodbath
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Nothing gets a laugh like a 
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video bloodbath


[BRIDGE]

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Here's a whacky video we got last 
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week
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A bomb catches Arthur unawares
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He's lost both his arms and he 
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can't see or speak
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But thank you for the memories you 
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sha---red


[CHORUS 3]

        C             E          
Cos the rulers always laugh at a 
F              D
video bloodbath
C              E            F   
Nothing gets a laugh like a 
            D
video bloodbath
Am                            
Keep those entries coming, keep 
        Em
those cameras running
Am                                
Keep those entrails coming, leave 
      Em
those soldiers gunning
           C             E        
Cos you're sure to get a laugh 
    F               D
with a video bloodbath
C              E            F   
Nothing gets a laugh like a 
            G
video bloodbath