Army ads looked so cool - i signed right up.

Besides, it was the only way could find a job.

"great place to start" and see the world womanize at discos

and fake going nuts to scam infirmary drugs

so send in the clowns the nato circus is here to protect you

your choice must be ours

yankee corruption or the big bad soviet threat

don't you feel secure sending our top guns to guard your sky?

flying their fighter planes upside down,

stoned out of their minds.

for a real hot time, how 'bout an air show crash?

or a g.i. riding a stolen tank through downtown manhattan

and off the riverbank where he drowns.

fall in with the clowns, remember,

nato is here to protect you with nuclear bombs that come to visit

and decided to stay.

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attack! attack!

of the peacekeepers attack!

the charge of the joke brigade

in charge we can blow up the world more times than you

we'll show 'em we'll show 'em with radioactive subs

we'll show 'em we'll show 'em with missiles in your back yard

guarded by soldiers on acid during night watch

and generals who care only for fat pensions and bribes

if that don't scare the commies nothing will

except maybe our bradley tanks tripping over themselves

both powers have one goal in common:

to keep germany divided

never strong enough to start another world war occupied by the clowns

is it really you, nato is here to protect?

with berlin type walls when they came to visit

we all decided to stay.

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