D _ _ _ _ _ I throw my Saracen through your garden last night.
Sing
A up the rye.
I kicked your front door down around at midnight.
Sing up
D the rye.
For something's telling me boy, you're avoiding me.
G Em And when I find
A you, you will go for your tea.
D I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots.
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit.
G And when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands.
D We are the British Army and
A we're here to take
D your land.
_ _ My good friend Bertie, he's in the UDR.
A _ Searching for weapons, he will go near and far.
D Up around Vicappa, you'd never find him there.
G Oh, the only gun
Em he'd get
A there is an armolite in his ear.
D I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots.
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit.
G And when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands.
D We are the British Army and
A we're here to take
D your land.
_ _ My good friend Trevor, he's in the RUC.
A But now they've handed him his _ redundancy.
D The folks along the border won't be seeing him anymore.
G That
Em provost sniper will
A be missing him for sure.
D I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots.
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit.
G And when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands.
D We are the British Army and
A we're here to take
D your land.
_ _ My good friend Nigel, he's in the SAS.
A He said it changes just as good as unrest.
D But now they've gone and posted him way down to Crossmorglen.
G He wishes
Em to blaze us,
A he was back in jail again.
D I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots.
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit.
And
G when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands.
D We are the British Army and
A we're here to
D take your land.
_ _ My good friend Sammy, he's in the DUV.
A An outstanding member as all the world could see.
D I said go up to Donegal if you want to have some fun.
G He said I'll
Em take a run there
A if I have nothing on.
D I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots.
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki suit.
G And when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands.
D We are the British Army