Battle When I was a lad, all I knew about war Were green toy soldiers and movie stars Never knowing the price of freedom shore The red white and blue, those colors don’t run And neither will you, my only son Soon will come the day, when you hear me say And this is what I heard…FIGHT! Tu Ra Lu, Ra Lu, my laddy Tu Ra Lu, my only son Give’m hell and what-for, til the battle’s done Now I’m a man, of nearly eighteen A uniform has been given to me So I can fight for family, God and Country When the ship came to take us away My Dad did turn a pale shade of grey He grabbed me by the arm, and I heard him say And this is what I heard FIGHT!