Army Dreamers

Army dreamers, oh
But he never even made it to his twenties
Ooh, what a waste of all that
Army dreamers
Army dreamers
"Mammy's hero"
Army dreamers
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
Did n, did n, did n, dum
Mourning in the aerodrome
Army dreamers
(B.F.P.O.)

(What could he do? Should have been a rock star)

(Army dreamers)
Did n, did n, did n, dum
(Mammy's hero)
We've a bunch of purple flowers

(Mammy's hero)
But he never had a proper education

Army dreamers
To carry home my little soldier
Like a chicken with a fox
Our little army boy
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know
Tears o'er a tin box
(B.F.P.O.)
(B.F.P.O.)
Did n, did n, did n, dum
Ooh, what a waste of
(Mammy's hero)

And give him all your stripes and ribbons
To decorate a mammy's hero
He might as well have buttons and bows
"B.F.P.O."
But he never even made it to his twenties
What a waste
(What could he do? Should have been a father)
Give the kid the pick of pips
"Mammy's hero"

Ooh, what a waste of
(What could he do? Should have been a rock star)
Did n, did n, did n, dum

(Army dreamers)
No harm heroes
What a waste
But he didn't have the money for a guitar
He couldn't win the war with ego
(What could he do? Should have been a father)
(What could he do? Should have been a politician)
But he never had a proper education

(B.F.P.O.)
Army dreamers

Now he's sitting in his hole
Army dreamers
But he didn't have the money for a guitar
The weather warmer, he is colder
Four men in uniform
(What could he do? Should have been a politician)