br br With God on Our Side br br My name it means nothing br My age it means less br And the country I come from br Is called the Midwest br I was brought up there and taught there br The law to abide br And that the land that I live in br Has God on its side br br Oh, the history books tell it br They tell it so well br The cavalries charged br And the Indians fell br The cavalries charged br And the Indians died br Oh, the country was young br With God on its side br br Oh, the Spanish-American br War had its day br And the Civil war too br Was soon laid away br And the names of the heroes br I was taught to memorize br With their guns in their hands br And God on their side br br And World War One br It came and it went br The reason for fighting br I never did get br But I learned to accept it br And accept it with pride br For you don't count the dead br When God's on your side br br And the Second World War, boys, br It came to an end br We forgave the Germans br And called them our friends br Though they killed six million br In the ovens they fried br The Germans now too br Have God on their side br br Oh, I've learned to hate Russians br All through my whole life br If another war starts br It's them we must fight br To hate them and fear them br To run and to hide br And accept it all bravely br With God on my side br br And now we got weapons br Of the chemical dust br If fire them we're forced to br Then fire them we must br One push of the button br With shot the world wide br And you never ask questions br When God's on your side br br For many long years br I've thought about this br That Jesus Christ was br Betrayed by a kiss br I can't do it for you, br You got to decide br Whether Judas Iscariot br Had God on his side br br And now as I'm leaving br I'm weary as hell br The confusion I'm feeling br No tongue can tell br The words fill my head br And they fall to the floor br If God is on our side br He'll stop the next war