WHEN MY BROTHER WENT TO WAR

The day was sunny and it was bright 

I will never forget that September night 

When my brother went to war 

He would fight for his country and the king 

Killing another man would be his thing 

When my brother went to war 

My brother a man of just 17 years of age 

Was told a battlefield would be his stage 

When my brother went to war 

He said goodbye to his mum and dad 

He would always be their little lad 

When my brother went to war 

6 months later a telegram arrived from the fields of France

Said my brother died he had no chance 

When my brother went to war 

Goodbye dear brother you will always be 

Remembered for your courage and your dignity 

When my brother went to war