Standing in the line of fire
Thirty two will lead the way
Coming over trench and wire
Going through the endless grey

A desolate wasteland
Infernal depiction of hell
The birth of a new way
September fifteenth, nineteen-sixteen

The first wave approaches
At Flers-Courcelette
Through fire and brimstone
Breaking away, coming your way

Standing in the line of fire
Thirty two will lead the way
Coming over trench and wire
Going through the endless grey

Standing in the line of fire
Moving on and through the fray
Coming over trench and wire
Live to fight another day

The spell has been broken
A new way to wage war has come
The future of warfare
For all to be seen, nineteen-eighteen

The new world approaches
Villers-bretonneux
Mechanized warfare
Breaking away, coming your way

Standing in the line of fire
Thirty two will lead the way
Coming over trench and wire
Going through the endless grey

Standing in the line of fire
Moving on and through the fray
Coming over trench and wire
Live to fight another day