They were holding a sit-down
And shove you into bed
Oh mother, dear mother
One day they were marching
For the young man has left me
And if I have a great concert
Go perfectly limp
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
To remember her brick
She'd heard a man say
One day at the briefing
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
For they'll rock you and roll you
And if we win
So when this young man suggested
And barbed wire in my underwear
And parting is pain
A young man came by
And before she had time
He won't have to march
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
Though a baby there be
For I'll go on that march
From sleeping three nights
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
To shed off disgrace
Oh mother, dear mother
And a gleam in his eye
No need for distress
For meeting is pleasure
And then did not resist
Maybe I won't have to sing those folk songs again
It was time she was kissed
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
And don't you go marchin'
And be carried away
To remember her brick
No, I'm not afraid
Oh mother, dear mother
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
With a brick in my handbag
And if they steal your nuclear secret
With the NAACP
And before she had time
With a beard on his chin
On a neighboring hay rig
On a hard classroom floor
She'll wish you were dead
And I'll return a virgin maid
I'm stiff and I'm sore
And a smile on my face
His name and address
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
She remembered her brief
Singin' too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay
