"Peat Bog Soldiers" lyrics
(originally by Ernst Busch)
Far and wide as the eye can wander
Heath and moor are everywhere
Not a bird sings out to greet us
Trees are standing gaunt and bare
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
Up and down the guards are pacing
No one, no one can get through
Flight would mean a sure death facing
Guns and barbed wire block our view
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
But for us there is no complaining
Winter will in time be past
Then once more we will stand rejoicing
Homeland dear you're mine at last
No more the peat bog soldiers
Will march with our spades to the moor
Far and wide as the eye can wander
Heath and moor are everywhere
Not a bird sings out to greet us
Trees are standing gaunt and bare
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
Heath and moor are everywhere
Not a bird sings out to greet us
Trees are standing gaunt and bare
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
Up and down the guards are pacing
No one, no one can get through
Flight would mean a sure death facing
Guns and barbed wire block our view
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
But for us there is no complaining
Winter will in time be past
Then once more we will stand rejoicing
Homeland dear you're mine at last
No more the peat bog soldiers
Will march with our spades to the moor
Far and wide as the eye can wander
Heath and moor are everywhere
Not a bird sings out to greet us
Trees are standing gaunt and bare
We are the peat bog soldiers
Marching with our spades to the moor
