Neil Hannon - I Joined the Foreign Legion (To Forget) lyrics

I joined the Foreign Legion One Thursday, cold and wet I think it was December But you must remember I joined the Foreign Legion to forget I joined the Foreign Legion La Légion Étrangère One sultry day in July Back when I still knew why I joined the Foreign Legion anyway I joined the Foreign Legion Became a legionnaire We marched to far off regions To forts we'd be besieged in Then one day I forgot why I was there I joined the Foreign Legion Somebody to forget She said I'd find it easier If I had amnesia Who she was, I do not recollect I joined the Foreign Legion to forget To forget