A BETTER WORLD
We fought a war for a better world,
Way back in the nineteen forties.
Against the crafty Japanese
And the cruel Nazi parties.
Great cities were destroyed by bombs
That rained down from the skies in tons.
Women screamed and children cried,
Thousands of our people suffered and died.
All for a better world!
Clothing coupons, ration books,
Butchers shops with meatless hooks.
Powered eggs, tins of Spam,
Beef dripping and bread and jam.
All for a better world!
Navy ships, were sunk by submarines
Ending a lot of the sailor’s dreams.
Their life’s cut short while young and fit,
When the submarines torpedoes hit.
All for a better world!
But a better world we never got,
When the big guns fired there last shot.
Mass unemployment, drugs, and crime
Somehow! Somewhere along the line.
We missed our better world!
By
Alfred Weston
© Copyright Reserved 2003
We fought a war for a better world,
Way back in the nineteen forties.
Against the crafty Japanese
And the cruel Nazi parties.
Great cities were destroyed by bombs
That rained down from the skies in tons.
Women screamed and children cried,
Thousands of our people suffered and died.
All for a better world!
Clothing coupons, ration books,
Butchers shops with meatless hooks.
Powered eggs, tins of Spam,
Beef dripping and bread and jam.
All for a better world!
Navy ships, were sunk by submarines
Ending a lot of the sailor’s dreams.
Their life’s cut short while young and fit,
When the submarines torpedoes hit.
All for a better world!
But a better world we never got,
When the big guns fired there last shot.
Mass unemployment, drugs, and crime
Somehow! Somewhere along the line.
We missed our better world!
By
Alfred Weston
© Copyright Reserved 2003
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