She´d walk through the door and she´d set up the drinks on the house She played a good game of darts, and the men slapped her back And never took her out
She wore a trenchcoat khaki Her hobnail boots were full of holes
She´s got medals
Her mother called her Mary, but she changed her name to Tommy, she´s a one, oh She went and joined the army, passed the medical Don´t ask me how it´s done They sent her to the front line Fighting for her country´s name
She´s got medals
She got very tired of picking up girls Cleaning her gun and shaving her curls Then the enemy dropped a bomb Survivors there were none
People say that when the moon is full and all the stars have gone to bed You can see her ghost but that´s a lie because the naughty woman isn´t dead She deserted on the previous morning Replaced her uniform with dresses silk and green Called herself Eileen Came to London town Now she´s settled down