Willie was a sailor He sailed on the sea And Willie said a sailor's life Is the life for me But they sent him into battle For to lay down his life And Willie said a sailor's life is not for me
So Willie joined the air force He learnt how to fly And Willie said how happy He was flying in the sky But they sent him into battle For to lay down his life And Willie said the air force is no life for me
Now Willie got to thinking People were plotting for his life So he bought himself a watchtower And locked himself inside But the tower looked o'er a battlefield Where men laid down their lives And Willie had to laugh but then he cried
