C                     G7   
I got the news that the war had begun
       C                     G7
It was straight for the Army Hall that I run
    C              F 
And all of the people in my home town
       C               G7
Was a running up and a running down
Singing:

Chorus

C      
So long, it's been good to know you
G7
So long, it's been good to know you
C             F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                     G7
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                             C
And we'll get back together again.


Verse

C                           G7
The crowd was packed by the railroad track
C                       G7
People was yelling and patting my back
     
C                      F
And while the engineer rung his bell
C                            G7
I hugged all the mothers and kissed all the gals,
Singing:

Chorus

C
So long, it's been good to know you
G7
So long, it's been good to know you
C              F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                     G7
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                            C
And we'll get back together again

Verse 3

C                        G7
I got to the camp and I learnt how to fight
C                    G7
Fascists in daytime, mosquitoes at night
C                  F
I got my orders to cross o'er the sea
     C                       G7
So I waved "goodbye" to the girls I could see,
Singing:

Chorus
C
So long, it's been good to know you
G7
So long, it's been good to know you
C             F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                    G7
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                             C
And we'll get back together again

Verse 4

C                     G7    
I got on a boat and I started to float
    C                   G7
My old pack-sack and my big wool coat
      C               F
With ten thousand men we rode the foam
     C                    G7
And sung this song to the people back home:

Chorus

C           
So long, it's been good to know you
G7 
So long, it's been good to know you
C             F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                     G7
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                             C
And we'll get back together again

Verse 5

C                       G7
I landed somewhere on a fighting shore
     C                        G7
With ten million soldiers and ten million more
     C                    F
And while we were chasing that Super Race
   C              G7      
We sung this song in the chase.
It was:

Chorus
C
So long, it's been good to know you
G7
So long, it's been good to know you
C             F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                     G7
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                             C
And we'll get back together again

Verse 6
C                            G7 
So it won't be long till the fascists are gone
C                          G7 
And all of their likes are finished and done
C                        F
We'll throw the clods of dirt in their face
     C                  G7 
And walk away from that lonesome place
Singing:

Chorus

C
So long, it's been good to know you
G7 
So long, it's been good to know you
C             F
So long, it's been good to know you
          C                     G7 
There's a mighty big war that's got to be won
                             C
And we'll get back together again