Our father

 

Our father

stand by us

in the gathering gloom

and preserve us from doom

 

thou who art in haeven

for the meek make a stand

hallowed be thy name

we march in thy command

 

thy kingdom come

across the sea

and free us, thy creatures

our time is upon us

 

thy will be done

no pills and no condoms

and no children

before marriage

 

on the battlefield

as it is in haeven

we will make certain thou art

obeyed

 

give us this day

our daily bread

we’ll share the booty

with the Brits

 

and forgive us

our tactics

and hold thy hand above our

boys in khaki

 

as we forgive

all those who kneel down before us

and who are prepared to sing

in our chorus

 

and lead us

to the weapons of mass destruction

so we can justify

the reconstruction

 

and deliver us

from evildoers

before we

do it ourselves

 

for thine is the kingdom

and ours is the pipeline

oil for all of Christendom

now wouldn’t that be fine

 

and the power

to win this war

and to prep for the

next shot

 

and the glory

of the planets

and the winner

takes the lot

 

for ever thine

let us triumph in thy sign

though we are but men

Amen

 

 

Translated by Rafaël Newman