One More Parade Lyrics - Phil Ochs

Hup, two, three, four, marching down the street 

Rolling of the drums and the trampin' of the feet 

General salutes and mothers wave and weep 

Here comes the big parade 

Don't be afraid 

Price is paid 

One more parade 

So young, so strong, so ready for the war 

So willing to go and die upon a foreign shore 

All march together, everybody looks the same 

So there's no one you can blame 

Don't be ashamed 

Light the flame 

One more parade 

Listen for the sound and listen for the noise 

Listen for the thunder of the marching boys 

A few years ago their guns were only toys 

Here comes the big parade 

Don't be afraid 

Price is paid 

One more parade 

So young, so strong, so ready for the war 

So willing to go and die upon a foreign shore 

All march together, everybody looks the same 

So there's no one you can blame 

Don't be ashamed 

Light the flame 

One more parade 

Medals on their coats and guns in their hands 

Trained to kill as they're trained to stand 

10,000 ears need only one command 

Here comes the big parade 

Don't be afraid 

Price is paid 

One more parade 

So young, so strong, so ready for the war 

So willing to go and die upon a foreign shore 

All march together, everybody looks the same 

So there's no one you can blame 

Don't be ashamed 

Light the flame 

One more parade 

Cold hard stares on faces so proud 

Kisses from the girls and cheers from the crowd 

And the widows from the last war cry into their shrouds 

Here comes the big parade 

Don't be afraid, price is paid 

Don't be ashamed, war's a game 

World in flames, so start the parade