When first I come to Old Kharkiv
I went upon a spree
Me money alas
I spent too fast
Got drunk as drunk could be
And when my money
Was all gone
‘Twas then I wanted more
But a man must be blind
To make up his mind
To go to war once more
I spent the night with Anastasia
Too drunk to roll in bed
My phone was new
And my money too
And in the morning
With ‘em she fled
And as I roamed
The streets about
The whores they all would roar
Here comes Jack Flak
The young soldier lad
He must go to war once more
I was walking down the street
When I met with Pater Pavlo
I asked him lord
To take me in
But he looked at me
With a frown
He said last time you was paid off
With me you dropped no score
So I’ll take your advance
And I’ll give you a chance
And I’ll send you to war once more
With empty pockets
And hungry eyes
I met with an NGO
I asked them please
Would you help me
But all they did was crow
They all told me
When you were on leave
You didn’t lend us a hand
So good luck my friend
This is the end
You’re going to war once more
I joined up with Second Battalion
In that godforsaken Legion
Where rockets fall
And bullets fly
And men are turned to meat
And worse yet still
I could never kill
Enough Russians to earn my leave
‘Twas then I wished that I was dead
So I’d go to war no more
We were in the trenches, my friends
When hard winter truly set in
Where the cold winds blow
Through the frost and snow
And Ukrainian Horilka would freeze
And worse to bear
I had no hard-weather gear
For I’d lost all my money before
‘Twas then I wished that I was dead
Or safe with the girls where it’s warm
Some days we’re killing Russians, me lads
And some days they’re killing us
With twenty-kilometer long lines
Held by too few men
From too early in the morn
And even when
The night draws in
We find no rest on the line
‘Twas then I wished that I was dead
So I’d see the trench no more
Come all ye bold soldierin’ men
And listen to my song
If you come off
Of them long tours
I’d have ya’s not not go wrong
Take my advice
Drink no strong drink
Don’t go sleepin’ with no whores
Get married lads and find Almighty
So you’ll go to war no more
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