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A hundred men went off to warA hundred menTheir hearts were heavy, their heads were highAs they kissed the ones they loved goodbyeSome were eager some were scaredNobody knew and nobody caredWhen a hundred men went to warThen a thousand men went off to warA thousand menA few now said that it wasn't rightAnd a few said prayers in their beds at nightBut of those so eager and those so scaredA few now knew a few now caredWhen a thousand men went off to warTen thousand men!Then a million men went off to warA million menNow fear came a'creeping down many a streetBorne on the dust of a million feetAnd many now said that it wasn't rightAnd many said prayers in their beds at nightWhen ten million men went to war!Then all mankind went off to warSongtexteYes all mankind!And the people foughtAnd the people criedAnd the people prayedBut the people diedAnd fear like a flood covered every street!Mixed with the blood on a billion feet!All now said that it wasn't rightAnd prayed as one through the fiery nightTheir hearts were heavy as they watched the sunAnd kissed the ones they loved goodbyeNow none were eager but all were scaredNow they knew that they should have caredWhen a hundred men went off to warA hundred men Aus Songtexte Mania