In the dark, ah, in the dark, ah, Where night is yielding dark and day to day, These young soldiers, these young soldiers, Were sent to die, were sent to die. In the dark, ah, in the dark, ah, In the dark, ah, as the blast of the whistle sounded, The first wave leapt from the trench, But nearly all fell back down, But none got more, none got more than a few yards Ahead of their heavy troop, their calm, bleeding bodies. In the dark, ah, in the dark, ah, Ahead of their heavy troop, their calm, bleeding bodies. The soldiers were sent to die, were sent to die. In the dark, ah, in the dark, ah, In the dark, ah.