Sometimes war is killing Sometimes it's saving lives It's the judgement of faith It's nothing that men can dictate Corporal Leslie Allen carried them from Tambu Saved his brothers in arms Went out and followed through There and back again Bull just carried on Under fire he carried them out one by one There and back again Bullets all around Out of the men that he carried away Twelve men would now live to see one more day His fear held at bay as he carried them away Sometimes war is killing Sometimes it's saving lives From Australia shore Bull Allen went to war Sometimes war is saving Sometimes it's taking lives Thanks to one single man A dozen more survives There and back again Bull just carried on Under fire he carried them out one by one There and back again Bullets all around Out of the men that he carried away Twelve men would now live to see one more day His fear held at bay as he carried them away Some men return from a war in a bag And yet the world knows the story Others return unwilling to plan a life When humble at heart, no There and back again Bull just carried on Under fire he carried them out one by one There and back again Bullets all around Out of the men that he carried away Twelve men would now live to see one more day His fear held at bay as he carried them away