Lullaby Of War

Lullaby lullaby lullaby The baby wants to sleep Sleep sleep my lovely child Sleep drift off now For if you sleep you won't see The evils and tragedies That unfold in this world Among swords and cannons Of people who call themselves civilized Lullaby lullaby lullaby lullaby Sleep sleep my sweet baby Whoa My child you can't hear The sighs and laments Of those killing each other In the name of race In the name of faith, uhm For a God they can't see But who's a shield For the butcher king Who knows that war's A great money cycle Readying profits For the thieves in their banks Lullaby lullaby lullaby lullaby Sleep sleep my sweet baby Whoa Sleep my sweet child Till all this madness dies down Wait till tomorrow When we'll watch the rulers Exchanging respects Friends once again All family to each other Trading compliments Their cordial relations renewed With no shadow of regret They'll give us a fine speech About peace and about work For all the foolish people spared from the cannon Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh Lullaby lullaby lullaby lullaby Sleep sleep my sweet baby Babe Lullaby lullaby lullaby lullaby Sleep sleep my sweet baby Whoa