Show JUST FOLKS By Edgar Guest WAR WARTime WARTime AR ARTime Time was In Julius Caesars Caesar's day Grim war was wu always made to pay Back home with flying banners The victor came with tons tOM of gold And slaves which later on were sold lold To cheers and loud hosannas Since worse the brutal business grew And deadlier the weapons too The modern soldier r u uses j From Finni war the glory long has hu gone S Today the slaughter profits none Jone The winner al also o loses Ions Today the strongest nation knows When it has overcome it Its foes And done its best beat to bleed them Therell There'll be no profit profit to fj collect The beaten people will expect Their conquerors to feed them Since right it is that this be done And wars no longer can be won And end In profit never seem all men at peace would stay And work and search and find the way To banish war forever Copyright 1947 97 Edgar A. A Guest |