The Offspring

Released: June 1, 1986

Songwriter: Dexter Holland

[Intro]
When Johnny comes marching home again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
When Johnny comes marching home again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
And the ladies they will all come out
And we'll all be glad when Johnny comes marching home

[Chorus]
Tired of getting pushed around by commies, putting everybody down (let's fight!)
What they really want's a fight, let's go in there with all our might
Let's bring some ships and call their bluff and we're not backing down (let's fight!)
Cuz commies start your fucking war, I guess that's what I registered for

[Bridge]
They'll tell you
War is hell son, but it's not so bad
Cuz booze and drugs and women were all the spoils we had
Just keep your ass low, you'll be okay
Stories you can tell for the rest of your days

First ones over the infantry lines
First ones blown to pieces by a well-placed mine
Crawling on your stomach at the front of the war
Now do you know what you registered for?
Now do you know what you registered for?
Now do you know what you registered for?

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The current line-up of the band Brian Keith “Dexter” Holland (vocals, guitar), Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman (lead guitar), Greg “Greg K.” Kriesel (bass), and Pete Parada (drums).

The Offspring is currently one of the biggest punk rock acts, along with the likes of Green Day, Rancid, and Sublime, all of which come from California. The Offspring and other groups are credited for reviving main-stream punk rock, though it isn’t as popular as it was in the ‘80s.

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