The Ballad of Wadi Maktilla-Ewan MacColl

[00:26.905]Now here is my story, it happened one night, [00:30.229]How the Seventy-Ninth they went into a fight. [00:33.827]They were carried in lorries over bump, rock and cranny - [00:37.360]Mant arses were sore on that road to Barrani [00:40.655]What the hell's all the fuss? [00:44.360]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us? [00:50.533]Then we hoofed it along, lads, to Musso's armed villa - [00:54.044]A stronghold it was, and named Wadi Maktilla. [00:57.580]We tiptoed along as we came near our mark; [01:01.016]Not a sound could be heard, all was silent and dark. [01:04.353]What the hell's all the fuss? [01:08.154]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us? [01:14.564]Then suddenly the Eyeties let go all they had; [01:17.909]It's a bloody good job that their aiming was bad. [01:21.238]We got down on the ground and we lay as if dead, [01:24.974]While the shells and the whizzbangs flew over our head. [01:28.218]What the hell's all the fuss? [01:32.115]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us? [01:38.422]Many lads prayed to heavens which before they'd forsaken, [01:41.816]And they thought tht they'd eaten the last of tinned bacon; [01:45.443]But the Eyeties felt worse as they lay in their sangars, [01:48.942]And their guns roared in fear, for it wasn't in anger. [01:52.213]What the hell's all the fuss? [01:55.962]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us? [02:02.226]Now most of the Camerons, there isn't a doubt, [02:05.721]Got corns on their knees from this crawling about; [02:09.240]But the blokes that lay flay brought us many a grin, [02:12.728]For most of their bellies was all hackit-skin. [02:16.050]What the hell's all the fuss? [02:19.906]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us? [02:26.175]When at last we emerged from that unhealthy zone, [02:29.552]We got in the trucks and we headed for home. [02:33.106]You can say what you like, you have plenty of scope, [02:36.558]Do you think we enjoyed it? My God,What a hope [02:39.832]What the hell's all the fuss? [02:43.661]Oh wouldn't you, wouldn't you like to be us?