The Horse Went Back to War

Alexander, Genghis Khan, Wellington, Napoleon
Paul Revere, Dick Turpin and many of highwaymen
Raiders, Crusaders, Cavalry and Red Indians
They all use horses for whatever was their plan
Against the Zulus and the Boers, Brits and Francens and the Boers
Use horses for fighting on many of foreign shore
For the fightin' need ought to have a horse between their knees
That’s when the horse went off to war
Off to war, off to war, that’s when the horse went off to war
Off to war, off to war, that’s when th horse went off to war
When th world was doing fine no ponies working in the mine
They were in the circus and in the rodeo
Put them in their boxes, for shows and hunting foxes
Pick sticking racin'? and a game they called Polo
And they used them ponies for royal ceremonies
Running carts and plowing, that’s what they used them for
Because they realized war machines were mechanized
That’s when the horse came back from war
Back from war, back from war, that’s when the horse came back from war
Back from war, back from war, that’s when the horse came back from war
With voluntary amnesia, the world forgot Rhodesia
When the terrorists came in they were another kind of foe
Hunting them in vein, in difficult terrain
Tracking them on foot was cumbersome and slow
Got back in the saddle and then went into battle
They went off, to settle off the score
Mounted soldiers dressed in camo, with rifles full of ammo
That’s when the horse went back to war
Back to war, back to war, that’s when the horse went back to war
Back to war, back to war, that’s when the horse went back to war
Back to war, back to war, that’s when the horse went back to war
Back to war, back to war, that’s when the horse went back to war