Evacuate! Evacuate!
Friday 02 Feb 2018
Some children have been asking for the lyrics to our WW2 song Evauate! Evacuate! I'll Have some printed off for Monday, but until then I thought I'd put them on the blog. Happy singing!
Evacuate! Evacuate!
Friday night, city in a blackout.
Windows are dark and the lights are low.
Sirens wail, we go running for the shelter,
Huddling scared ‘til the all clear goes.
The Germans sent their aeroplanes to bomb the house next door.
It isn’t safe for children in the cities any more.
So get a shuffle on!
Chorus
Evacuate, evacuate, the train is in the station, we can’t be late.
So grab your gas masks, don’t hesitate, it’s time to evacuate.
Saturday, standing on the platform.
Me and my friends leave the blitz behind.
On the train, chattin’ on the choo choo.
Where shall we live? What will we find?
I didn’t want to leave my home, I guess I had to go,
But how I’ll miss my mother and the way of life I know.
So hear the whistle blow!
Chorus
Weeks go by, now I have a new life.
Strangers I’ve met: host family.
Cleaner air, but the cows are kinda smelly.
Wish that my mum came to visit me.
How I’ve got those home-sick blues, I really cannot wait
For the day the war will end. My home train will be great!
Just get me outta here!
Chorus
It’s time to evacuate.