She s Got Medals by David Bowie (From "London Boy" and many other
compilations of his pre-"Space Oddity" days)
She d walk through the door and she d set up the drinks on the house
She played a good game of darts, and the men slapped her back, never took
her out.
She wore a trenchcoat garkey(?), her hobnail boots were full of holes.
She s got medals.
Her mother called her Mary but she changed her name to Tommy, she s a one.
She went and joined the army, passed the medical, don t ask me how it s done.
They sent her to the front line, fighting for her country s name
She s got medals.
She got very tired of picking up girls,
Cleaning her gun, and shaving her curls
Then the enemy dropped a bomb, survivors there were none!
People say that when the moon is full and when the stars have gone to bed
You can see a ghost but that s a lie because the naughty woman isn t dead.
She deserted on the previous morning, replaced her uniform with dresses silk
and green
Called herself Eileen, came to London town, now she s settled down. She s
got medals.