(Study war no more) (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) (Lay 'em down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more) (Lay your arms) (Study war no more)
Newsreels rattle the dread The able bodied have away (Lay down arms) Mcgee gets her tea leaves read 'You'll be in a month' they say (Lay your arms)
These leaves are at this town, there's no men left (Lay down arms) Just old boys and babies Talking to in the treble clef
(Study war no more) She plants her in the spring (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) She does the winter (Lay down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more)
Tokyo on the radio (Lay your arms) (Study war no more) She says she's but she don't go (Study war no more)
Out of the blue, just passin' A young sergeant on two weeks leave (Lay your arms) Says, "Molly Mcgee and no one else do!" And seals the tea leaf (Lay down arms)
Oh nights are strong and soft Private passions and secret (Lay your arms) Nothin' him ticks her off And he so cute in his uniform (Study war no more)
She plants her garden in the (Lay your arms) (Study war no more) He does the winter (Lay 'em down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more) But summers a sneeze in a long, long, bad winter cold
(Lay down arms) (Study war no more) She says, "I'm here" but she don't go (Study war no more) Sleep darlin' This is your home (Lay your arms)
Hiroshima cannot be Dont kids when you get grown (Lay your arms) Because, this is shattered The wise are mourning, the fools are (Lay your arms) Oh, does it matter? The wash ironing And the needs stoking
She plants her garden in the (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) He the winter shovelling (Lay 'em down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more) The of 'em laughing 'round the radio (Lay down arms) (Study war no more)
She says "I'm leavin here" but she go (Study war no more) She plants her garden in the (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) do the winter shovelling (Lay 'em down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more) sit up late and watch the Johnny Carson show (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) She "I'm leavin' here" but she dont go