The World War Two Girls
Whilst men were off fighting in the Second World War, plenty of women at home made tiresome contributions of their own.
IN THE STYLE OF
Girl group parody, inc. Promise by Girls Aloud
LYRICS BY
Dave Cohen
FROM
Series 2 Episode 4
LYRICS:
We’re girlies from the thirties, wash the dishes, scrub the floor
When all of a sudden our hubbies went to war.
Did you think we’d shrink in England’s needy hour?
You what? Course not! ‘Cos we got Girl power!
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Our men are fighting World War Two
But we’re not gonna boo-hoo-hoo.
It’s our World War Two, too, girls
Plenty we can do, girls
We’re the World War Two girls
Our war begins right here.
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I make weapons in the factory, drill and bolt and screw
With rules so strict they even time you when you’re on the loo.
Making bombs and bullets means I’m always mucky
I put my name down for a bath – I’ll get one if I’m lucky!
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There is no job that we can’t do
It wasn’t long till our roles grew.
Your country needs you, girls
Army, Navy, too, girls
We’re the World War Two girls
This is our career.
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I am a plane-fixing, plain-speaking, photo-taking, code-breaking Air Force Miss.
Radar-manning, lorry-driving, weather-guessing, foreign-spying - I do all this.
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I took the role of Land Girl while our men fight far away
Farming on the home front, helping save the day.
Tending crops and animals, manual labour hurts
In the field my uniform’s this scratchy tie and shirt.
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When World War Two is over, though
We’ll be proud 'cos we will know
Thanks to us is due, girls
Came to the rescue, girls
We’re the World War Two girls
Original Girl Power!
SIMILAR SONGS:
The Few
VE Day
The Suffragettes Song
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