When a chap has been through the worst gun battle
That one could have lived through, has survived at all
Then when a bang is heard it's forgivable
If he expects the worse, hits the deck, and trembles

And even if it was a firecracker that startled him
(As we all hope it was in this case -
no bullets, no burning now, please)
We understand, we do, and hope for the best

That someday a sick sheep will not bring thoughts of doom for the country
That a first thought is not of death
And that a firecracker could one day be
Just harmless noise again.

We hope with you.