Mother Courage - Duke Special

To feed a war you have to pillage

But let your soldiers rest a bit

For what they need here’s Mother Courage

With woollen coats and boots that fit

Their heads ablaze with lice and liquor

The boys are marching to the beat

I guarantee they’ll step it quicker

With boots upon their blistered feet

Now spring has come and winter’s dead

The snow has gone so draw a breath

Let Christian souls crawl out of their beds

Pull on their socks and conquer death

Unless his belly’s full of porridge

A soldier’s sure to turn and run

By him some grub from Mother Courage

So he’ll know where to point his gun

They fight for God and legal tender

I’ll see them clothed and feed them well

And bless the boys in all their splendour

As they march down the road to hell

Now spring has come and winter’s dead

The snow has gone so draw a breath

Let Christian souls crawl out of their beds

Pull on their socks and conquer death