A Hundred Men - Glenn Yarbrough

A hundred men went off to war

… a hundred men

Their hearts were heavy, their heads were high

As they kissed the ones they left behind

Some were eager, some were scared

Nobody knew, and nobody cared

When a hundred men went to war

Then a thousand men went off to war

… a thousand men

And a few now said that it wasn’t right

And a few said prayers in their beds at night

For the hearts so heavy, the heads so high

Who kissed the ones they loved goodbye

For those so eager, and those so scared

A few now knew, a few now cared

When a Thousand men went off to war

… Ten thousand men

Then a million men went off to war

… a million men

Now fear came a creepin' down many a street

Borne on the dust of a million feet

And many now said that it wasn’t right

And many prayed in their beds at night

For the hearts so heavy, the heads so high

Who kissed the ones they loved goodbye

For those so eager, and those so scared

For many now knew, and many now cared

When a million men went to war

Then all mankind went off to war

… Yes, all mankind

And the people fought, and the people cried

And the people prayed, but the people died

And fear like a flood covered every street

And mixed with the mud of a billion feet

And all now said that it wasn’t right

And prayed as one to the fiery night

Their hearts were heavy as they watched the sky

And kissed the ones they loved goodbye

Now none were eager, but all were scared

Now they knew that they should’ve cared

When a hundred men went off to war

… a hundred men