Johnny Wave Goodbye Lyrics

Olde blackberry ripe, go call the harvest in

Today begins the season to end many young men

Let's wave goodbye to Johnny, off to fight the foe

Sir Galahad, this young brave lad, will ne'er come home nay more

Empty village greens ring out to cheers of crowd applause

And gone from hand the willow in the place about to play at war

So, wave goodbye to Johnny standing proud in uniform

Your village green, the young man's dream, will face the gathered storm

Johnny, we wait for word from you

Captured on the news reels in the cinema

Johnny, we wait for word from you

No sweet mademoiselle from Armentieres will weep for you

In the mud on foreign shores poor Johnny boy lies at deaths door

A bloody victim of his time called up to fight the foe

We waved goodbye to Johnny on board the boat to die

The pearl of England's hallowed isle will face tomorrows sky

Let's wave goodbye to Johnny, off to fight the foe

Sir Galahad, this young brave lad will ne'er come home nay more

Johnny, we wait for word from you

Captured on the news reels in the cinema

Johnny, we wait for word from you

No sweet mademoiselle from Armentieres will weep for you

So, wave goodbye to Johnny with his shilling from the crown

Each counties boys are given toys and fate will gun them down