A husband and wife and a whore
Bang, bang
A family of five maybe four
Bang, bangEveryone sing till you're sore
Bang, bang
There's no such thing as civil war
Bang, bangIt's a license to kill the old and the ill
The skilled and unskilled
But if you desire, we could pull down the wire
If you'd only ceasefireThe uncle, the aunt and the niece
Bang, bang
The long and the short and obese
Bang, bangThe vicar, the friar and the priest
Bang, bang
All pray for the fire to cease
Bang, bangIt's a license to kill the old and the ill
The skilled and unskilled
But if you desire, we could pull down the wire
If you'd only ceasefireJohnny won't be marching home
No such person, no such zone
But if you desire we could pull down the wire
If you'd only ceasefire
Songwriters
CARTER, LESLIE GEORGE / MORRISON, JAMES NEILPublished by
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