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Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Chumbawamba Canonical path: /chumbawamba/hanging-on-the-old-barbed-wire Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes

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Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire

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If you want to find the general

I know where he is

I know where he is

I know where he is

If you want to find the general

I know where he is

He's pinning another medal on his chest

I saw him, I saw him

Pinning another medal on his chest

Pinning another medal on his chest

If you want to find the colonel

I know where he is

I know where he is

I know where he is

If you want to find the colonel

I know where he is

He's sitting in comfort stuffing his bloody gut

I saw him, I saw him

Sitting in comfort stuffing his bloody gut

If you want to find the seargent

I know where he is

I know where he is

I know where he is

If you want to find the seargent

I know where he is

He's drinking all the company rum

I saw him, I saw him

Drinking all the company rum

Drinking all the company rum

If you want to find the private

I know where he is

I know where he is

I know where he is

If you want to find the private

I know where he is

He's hanging on the old barbed wire

I saw him, I saw him

Hanging on the old barbed wire

Hanging on the old barbed wire

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