[Verse]
As I was climbing into bed, my poor granny's side,
I looked out of the window and the army had arrived,
The house was soon surrounded, they battered the front door in,
I knew they'd come to take away the lid of me Granny's bin.

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Verse]
She opened up the window and she clambered down a spout,
Soon her bin was rattling for to call the neighbors out,
She then took out a whistle and she blew away like hell,
And soon we heard the echo as the neighbors blew as well.

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Verse]
A soldier came right up the stairs, his rifle in his hand,
She kicked him with her button boots and along the hall she ran,
Then up and stepped another one, some medals for to win,
But all he got right up the gob was the lid of me granny's bin.

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Verse]
The music rose like thunder as the bins and whistles played,
The army soon retreated, they knew they'd overstayed,
It wasn't made of silver, it was only made of tin,
But once again it saved the street the lid of me Granny's bin.

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Verse]
Now, war has had its weapons since men began to fight,
And everyone has different ways to try and show their might,
The army has tried everything to cover up its sins,
And now the plastic bullets failed, they're trying plastic bins!

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Verse]
Go home kind friends and go to bed, sleep as best you can,
But if trouble comes along, get out and lend a hand,
To all you fair young ladies if trouble does begin,
Get out into your backyard, love, and rattle away at your bin!

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!

[Chorus]
And it was scream, bang, shout,
Raise an awful din,
You've got to spread a warning,
When the army, they come in!.