John Edmond - Dad's Army Lyrics

Do you know the old man
Who guards the city streets
Patrolling with his rifle
While the world is fast asleep
His campaign ribbons are fading on his chest
He thinks of his boy far away and the little ones at rest

Dad's army is our army old soldiers never die
Ready for the call to arms the twinkle in the eye
Dad's army is our army for when the battle's won
Shoulder to shoulder he'll be marching with his son

Have you seen the morning convoy
Just before it pulls away
Beneath the pork-pie hat is a little wisp of grey
The old blue eyes have seen it all before
They've seen the battles raging
In the Second World War

Dad's army is our army old soldiers never die
Ready for the call to arms the twinkle in the eye
Dad's army is our army for when the battle's won
Shoulder to shoulder he'll be marching with his son

Who's the lonely figure
Standing high upon the hill
Merging with the darkness
While the night is growing still
His bones are weary
But his soul is alight
Out there with his thoughts
Seeing through another night

Dad's army is our army old soldiers never die
Ready for the call to arms the twinkle in the eye
Dad's army is our army for when the battle's won
Shoulder to shoulder he'll be marching with his son