My heart is broken
But what care I?
Such pride inside me has woken
I'll try my best not to cry
By and by

When the final farewells must be spoken
I'll join the legion
That's what I'll do
And in some far distant region
Where human hearts are staunch and true
I shall start my life anew

Good-bye, it's time
I sought a foreign clime
Where I may find
There are hearts more kind
Than I leave behind
And so, I go

To fight a savage foe
Although I know that
I'll be sometimes missed by the girls I've kissed
In some abyssinian french dominion
I shall do my bit

And fall for the flag if I must
Where the desert sand is nice and handy
I'll be full of grit
You won't see my heels for the dust
I'll do or die

You'll know the reason why
When told of bold leopold's last stand
For the fatherland

Good-bye, it's time
I sought a foreign clime
Where I may find
There are hearts more kind
Than I leave behind

And so, I go
To fight a savage foe
Although I know that
I'll be sometimes misses by the girls I've kissed
In some abyssinian french dominion
I shall do my bit

And fall for the flag if I must
Where the desert sand is nice and handy
I'll be full of grit
You won't see my heels for the dust
I'll do or die

You'll know the reason why
When told of bold leopold's last stand
For the fatherland
Good-bye. Good-bye
I wish you all a last good-bye
Good-bye. Good-bye
I wish you all a last good-bye