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