The ANZACs sailed from Albany to a cheering crowd
They were searching for adventure and to show the Krauts
They were set upon the headland, mud up to their knees
and gunned down by the hundred for his majesty
and they were cut down by the thousand for his majesty
A woman waits in Geraldton looking out to sea
wondering did he get my letter and tin of bickies
She's scanning the horizon, searching for a crumb
The birds proceed to mock her crying war is [ __ ] dumb
the birds they seem to mock her crying war is [ __ ] dumb
We swept up all our young men sent them to Khe San.
Made complicit with a genocide while marching to a band
Scarred with images and faces, thinking back to where they're from,
a child tugging at his coattails, "papa..."
"war is [ __ ] wrong"
a child tugging at your coattails saying "war is [ __ ] wrong"
Our Diggers went to Timor, across the dire strait
Our intelligence betrayed them, they were spying on our mates
At the time we did not know it, but we found the shoe that fit
the bill signed Alexander Downer p.s. wars a [ __ ] [ __ ]
and we made him our Ambassador,
what a [ __ ] dick He dishonored our brave soldiers
yeah, wars are [ __ ]
Lest we may forget the wars we choose not to see
We tried to cleanse Tasmania of Aborigine
Thank Christ we did not prevail, but there's a price to pay
We still choose to discriminate, saying "war is [ __ ] gay",
Do you think that we might change the date of Australia Day?
This 11th of November, would you spare a thought my friends
for all our brave young soldiers who met a bloody end
Have a snagger and play two up, would you like to place a punt
One thing that you can bet on, wars a bloody...
bad idea, it's a mad idea my friends
With violent means, we'll reap a violent end
One thing that you can bet on... war is [ __ ] dumb
We still choose to discriminate... war is [ __ ] dumb
the bill signed Alexander... war is [ __ ] dumb
a child tugging at your coattails saying... war is [ __ ] dumb
the birds that seem to mock her crying... war is [ __ ] dumb
There's one thing we know for certain,
yes, i think we can agree...
please
It echoes through our history books "war is [ __ ] dumb"
it echoes through our history books
"war is [ __ ] dumb"