Short Memory

Conquistador of Mexico

The Zulu and the Navajo

The Belgians in the Congo

Short memory

Plantation in Virginia

The Raj in British India

The deadline in South Africa

Short memory

The story of El Salvador

The silence of Hiroshima

Destruction of Cambodia

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory

The sight of hotels by the Nile

The designated Hilton style

With running water specially bought

Short memory

A smallish man Afghanistan

A watch dog in a nervous land

They're only there to lend a hand

Short memory

The friendly five, a dusty smile

Wake up in a sweat at dead of night

And in the tents new rifles, hey

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory

Short memory, must have a

Short memory, must have a

If you read the history books you'll see the same things happen again and again

(Short memory, must have a)

Repeat, repeat, short memory they've all got it

(Short memory)

When are we going to play it again?

(Short memory, must have a)

Got a short, got a short

(Short memory)

Got a short, got a short

(Short memory, must have a)

They've got a short, must have a, got a short

(Short memory)

Short memory, they've got a (Short memory, must have a)