(Study war no more) (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) (Lay 'em down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more) (Lay down arms) (Study war no more)
Newsreels rattle the dread The able have shipped away (Lay your arms) Molly Mcgee her tea leaves read 'You'll be in a month' they say (Lay your arms)
leaves are crazy Look at town, there's no men left (Lay down arms) Just frail old boys and Talking to in the treble clef
(Study war no more) She plants her in the spring (Lay your arms) (Study war no more) She does the shovelling (Lay down, lay 'em now) (Study war no more)
rose on the radio (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) She she's leavin' but she don't go (Study war no more)
Out of the blue, just passin' A young sergeant on two weeks leave (Lay down arms) Says, "Molly Mcgee and no one will do!" And the tea leaf prophecy (Lay your arms)
Oh nights are strong and soft passions and secret storms (Lay down arms) Nothin' him ticks her off And he looks so in his uniform (Study war no more)
She plants her garden in the (Lay down arms) (Study war no more) He does the shovelling (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 leavin here" but she go (Study war no more) Sleep darlin' This is your home (Lay your arms)
cannot be pardoned Dont have kids when you get (Lay your arms) Because, this is shattered The are mourning, the fools are joking (Lay down arms) Oh, does it matter? The wash ironing And the fire 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 three of 'em laughing 'round the (Lay down arms) (Study war no more)
She says "I'm leavin here" but she go (Study war no more) She her garden in the spring (Lay your 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 your arms) (Study war no more) She says "I'm here" but she dont go