(What could he do? Should have been a father)
"Mammy's hero"
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know
What a waste
Mourning in the aerodrome
And give him all your stripes and ribbons
(Mammy's hero)
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
Army dreamers
(Army dreamers)
"Mammy's hero"
Army dreamers, oh
Army dreamers
Did n, did n, did n, dum
"B.F.P.O."
Army dreamers
Ooh, what a waste of
Did n, did n, did n, dum
But he didn't have the money for a guitar
(What could he do? Should have been a politician)
What a waste
But he never had a proper education
(What could he do? Should have been a rock star)
Ooh, what a waste of
We've a bunch of purple flowers
But he never had a proper education
Four men in uniform
Army dreamers
To carry home my little soldier
Give the kid the pick of pips
(Army dreamers)
Tears o'er a tin box
Now he's sitting in his hole
(What could he do? Should have been a politician)
Did n, did n, did n, dum
He couldn't win the war with ego
(What could he do? Should have been a rock star)
(B.F.P.O.)
But he never even made it to his twenties
(What could he do? Should have been a father)
Army dreamers
But he never even made it to his twenties
(B.F.P.O.)
Ooh, what a waste of all that
No harm heroes
Did n, did n, did n, dum
To decorate a mammy's hero
Army dreamers
(Mammy's hero)
Army dreamers
Our little army boy
(Mammy's hero)
But he didn't have the money for a guitar
He might as well have buttons and bows
The weather warmer, he is colder
(B.F.P.O.)
(B.F.P.O.)
Like a chicken with a fox
