The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)

Study war no more

Lay down your arms

Study war no more

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down now

Study war no more

Lay down your arms

Study war no more

Newsreels rattle the Nazi dread

The able-bodied have shipped away (lay down your arms)

Molly McGee gets her tea leaves read

You'll be married in a month they say (lay down your arms)

"These leaves are crazy

Look at this town, there's no men left (lay down your arms)

Just frail old boys and babies

Talking to teacher in the treble clef"

(Study war no more)

She plants her garden in the spring (lay down your arms)

(Study war no more)

She does the winter shoveling (lay 'em down, lay 'em down now)

(Study war no more)

Tokyo Rose on the radio (lay down your arms)

(Study war no more)

She says she's leavin', but she don't go

(Study war no more)

Out of the blue, just passin' through

A young flight sergeant

On two weeks leave (lay down your arms)

Says, "Molly McGee, no one else will do"

And seals the tea-leaf prophecy (lay down your arms)

Oh, these nights are strong and soft

Private passions and secret storms (lay down your arms)

Nothin' about him ticks her off

And he looks so cute in his uniform

(Study war no more)

She plants her garden in the spring (lay down your arms)

(Study war no more)

He does the winter shoveling (lay 'em down, lay 'em down now)

(Study war no more)

But summer's just a sneeze

In a long, long, bad winter cold (lay down your arms)

(Study war no more)

She says, "I'm leavin' here," but she don't go

(Study war no more)

"Sleep little darlin'

This is your happy home (lay down your arms)

Hiroshima cannot be pardoned

Don't have kids when you get grown (lay down your arms)

Because, this world is shattered