Original lyrics

EN

While the shot and shells were scattering All o'er the battlefield While the boys in France were fighting To save their noble flag Save their flag or give their lives All for their country and home They brought him back and heard him say I can no longer stay Go take the news to Mother For she knows how well I love her Kiss her dear sweet lips for me Tell her I'm not coming home Oh tell my darling sweetheart That her lips I'll kiss no more For this battlefield is awful I'm sure I'll see her no more Now, I'd love to see my mother Kneeling by the old hearth stone But I'm in this hell right here on earth And her prayer I'll hear no more Go take the news to Mother For she knows how well I love her Kiss her dear sweet lips for me Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmmmm Tell her I'm not coming home