作词 : Joe Strummer/Mick Jones
 作曲 : Joe Strummer/Mick Jones
 The soldier boy for his soldier's pay obeys
 The sergeant at arms whatever he says
 The sergeant will for his sergeant's pay obey
 The captains until his dying day
 The captain will for his captain's pay obey
 The general order of battle play
 The generals bow to the government obey the charge
 You must not relent
 What of the neighbors and the prophets in bars
 What are they saying in our public bazaars
 We are tired of the tune you must not relent
 At every stroke of the bell in the tower there goes
 Another boy from another side
 The bulletins that steady come in say those
 Familiar words at the top of the hour
 The jamming city increases it's hum and those
 Terrible words continue to come
 Through brass music of government hear those
 Guns tattoo a roll on the drums
 No one mentions the neighbouring war
 No one knows what their fighting is for
 We are tired of the tune you must not relent
 The generals bow to the government
 We're tired of the tune you must not relent