Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire

Canção inglesa cantada na Primeira Grande Guerra (1914-18) pelos soldados nas trincheiras e conhecida em muitas versões diferentes. Hanging ont the old barbed wire satiriza a hierarquia militar. Quem é que no fim de contas é carne para canhão?

If you want to find the general
I know where he is
I know where he is
I know where he is
If you want to find the general
I know where he is
He's pinning another medal on his chest
I saw him, I saw him
Pinning another medal on his chest
Pinning another medal on his chest

If you want to find the colonel
I know where he is
I know where he is
I know where he is
If you want to find the colonel
I know where he is
He's sitting in comfort stuffing his bloody gut
I saw him, I saw him
Sitting in comfort stuffing his bloody gut
Sitting in comfort stuffing his bloody gut

If you want to find the seargent
I know where he is
I know where he is
I know where he is
If you want to find the seargent
I know where he is
He's drinking all the company rum
I saw him, I saw him
Drinking all the company rum
Drinking all the company rum

If you want to find the private
I know where he is
I know where he is
I know where he is
If you want to find the private
I know where he is
He's hanging on the old barbed wire
I saw him, I saw him
Hanging on the old barbed wire
Hanging on the old barbed wire


Mais informações:
Existem imensas versões desta música. Cá ficam algumas pela banda Chumbawamba, pelo activista anarquista Tuli Kupferberg, pelo ex-militar e activista contra a guerra norte-americano Jeff Englehart. Mais versões desta música aqui e aqui.