You like to think that you are Admiral Nelson With a gun, a wife and son So why don't you grow up and be a Policeman And probably then; you'll be with men Or maybe be a walker with a guitar But then you'll stop and start to crawl Down came the sun, the world has finally won Bang goes the Earth, the stars and the sky know what it's worth Down came the sun, the Army have loaded every gun Now I’m an evil man, I sing a new song But all the same; I’m still to blame So now my only son is leaving teaching And on the run, for bad is done Down came the sun, the world has finally won Bang goes the Earth, the stars and the sky know what it's worth Down came the sun, the Army have loaded every gun