Present Arms
UB40
Music & Lyrics: Ali Campbell - Jim Brown - Earl Falconer - Robin Campbell - James Stephen Brown - Brian Travers - Norman Hassan - Terence Wilson - Michael Virtue Album: Present Arms (1981) [Intro] [Verse 1] You got no job you got no pay Join the military sign today They’ll take you off to fight on foreign shores [Verse 2] You’ll be your mother’s pride and joy Her armed and dangerous golden boy They’ll pay you to protect what isn’t yours [Instrumental] [Verse 3] You’ll be your mother’s pride and joy Her armed and dangerous golden boy A uniformed hero that shows no fear [Verse 4] The khaki ranks of flesh and steel Learning how to smile and kill They’ll teach you to ignore the screams and tears [Instrumental] x2 [Verse 5] You’ll be your mother’s pride and joy Her armed and dangerous golden boy A uniformed hero that shows no fear [Verse 6] The khaki ranks of flesh and steel Learning how to smile and kill They’ll teach you to ignore the screams and tears [Instrumental] x2 [Outro]