Original London Cast of Mrs. Henderson - Innocent Soldier lyrics

Innocent soldier marches away Has no choice, he has to obey He's told it's his duty To die for you That it's the right thing That it's the right thing to do Young men are falling To the very last one Love lost to the sound of a gun To die so early Just 22 But old men tell us That it's the right thing to do He was young, just a lad And he did nothing bad Looks as though this whole world has gone mad He was told he must fight and to k** was alright That can't be right That can't be right When this war is over We will all be saying “Wasted lives are too high a price to pay.” Innocent dreamer going to war Coming back was all he lived for I never loved him, nor wanted to Don't you regret it, it was the right thing to do He was good, he was kind He was fun, just a kid And I'm glad that you did what you did You put dreams in his head That took him from the terror of each day You took some of it away (Away) When this war is over We (we) will all be saying “Wasted lives are too high a price to pay.” They were bold, they were brave Now they lie in some grave Some nameless grave Some nameless grave When this war is over We will all be saying “Wasted lives are too high a price to pay.” They were bold, they were brave Now they lie in some grave Some nameless grave Where no flags wave