The Battle Is Over (but The War Goes On) Lyrics - Sonny & Brownie - Brownie Mcghee & Sonny Terry

If you sang the song, the way it was written 

And you march along, to the beat of the drum 

Someday soon, you gonna wake up singin' 

Battle is over, but the war goes on 

Everybody plays follow the leader 

What if the leader has a gun 

Remember when you jumped, 

to the 8 o'clock whistle 

Battle is over, but the war goes on 

You close your eyes when you hear the thunder 

Cry in the rain and smile in the sun 

Who do you fool, but me and you brother? 

The battle is over, but the war goes on 

If talk was money, you'd be a millionaire 

If thoughts could kill, there'd be no one here 

So many thinkin' evil and talkin' jive 

But its in only true love, this old world can stay alive