Standard (EADGBE)

Oh, I marched to the battle of New Orleans,

at the end of the early British wars

The young land started growing,

the young blood started flowing,

but I ain't marchin' anymore

For I've killed my share of Indians,

in a thousand different fights,

I was there at the Little Big Horn

I heard many men lying, I saw many more dying,

but I ain't marchin' anymore

It's always the old to lead us to the wars,

it's always the young to fall

Now look at all we've won, with the saber and the gun,

tell me is it worth it all?

For I stole California from the Mexican land,

fought in the bloody Civil War

Yes, I even killed my brothers,

and so many others,

but I ain't marchin' anymore

For I marched to the battles of the German trench,

in a war that was bound to end all wars

Oh, I must have killed a million men,

and now they want me back again,

but I ain't marchin' anymore

It's always the old to lead us to the wars,

it's always the young to fall

Now look at all we've won, with the saber and the gun,

tell me is it worth it all?

For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky

Set off the mighty mushroom roar

When I saw the cities burning, I knew that I was learning

that I ain't marchin' anymore

Now the labor leader's screamin',

when they close the missile plants

United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,

Call it peace or call it treason,

call it love or call it reason,

but I ain't marchin' anymore

No, I ain't marchin' anymore