Procol Harum - War Is Not Healthy

War is not healthy for adults and children It scars and it maims, it blames and it kills them War is not healthy, but no one should claim That pain that's inflicted could be worth the gain It's money in the pockets of the armament makers It's fame and it's glory for generals and dictators It's fear and it's shame and real human suffering For the ones you love most are the ones who have nothing It's democracy (democracy) It's lunacy (it's lunacy) It's history (it's history) It's victory 'Cause war is not healthy for adults and children War is not healthy for adults and children It's armchair warriors sucking their gums It's merchants of horror polishing guns It's praising the troops and waving the flag It's widows and orphans carrying the bag It's democracy (it's democracy) It's lunacy (lunacy) It's history (it's history) It's victory Oh, war is not healthy for adults and children I said war is not healthy for adults and children Hey, yeah, go! Keep your head down Democracy It's lunacy Listen to me It's not healthy at all It scars and it maims Oh, yeah War is not healthy Whoa, whoa Listen up War is not healthy for adults and children It scars and it maims, it blames and it kills them War is not healthy, but no one should claim That pain that's inflicted could be worth the gain (War is not healthy) hell no, war is not healthy (War is not healthy) whoa, we're sayin', "Listen here" (War is not healthy) for adults and children (War is not healthy) Yeah No, no, no, no No