We are soldiers in the army We have to fight although we have to cry We have to hold up that blood stained banner We have to hold it up until we die We are soldiers in the army We have to fight although we have to cry We have to hold up that blood stained banner We have to hold it up until we die We are soldiers in the army We have to fight although we have to cry We have to hold up that blood stained banner We have to hold it up until we die Well my mother was a soldier Kept her hand on freedom's plow One day she got too old she couldn't fight anymore She said I'm going to stand here and fight anyhow, because: We are soldiers in the army We have to fight although we have to cry We have to hold up that blood stained banner We have to hold it up until we die