Peter Doherty - Suicide In The Trenches (Live)

Suicide in the Trenches is a poem by Siegfried Sassoon, written during his First World War military service and published in 1918.

Lyrics:
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I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.

In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.

You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.

Category:

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[LIBERTINEPARANOIC]

The begging was the needle and the damage done

[binboyuk]

i love it :) thanks for the upload

[JLSXXX]

PETER DOHERTY LEGEND!

[AbbiLibertineBradley]

This is brilliant, as is Pete.

[jrjmum73]

Amazing- just Pete and his guitar, I could listen all day.....

[MsPokemonMistress]

an amazing poem beautifully put to music

[psychopse]

when was this recorded?

[ydungo]

great song.

[alistairproductions]

I like the irony