With Propaganda Aforethought

We’ve been here before

And we’ll be here again,

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The drums of war sounding

Now and then.

You’d think we’d learn

Mayhaps understand

Yet still we kill

At another’s command.

Hollow bitter lies which we’ve been sold before

Are made good and right by the drums of war

Put down that gun

Let us kill no more

And head not the drums

The drums of war.