(Wham-bam-boom, wham-bam-dee-boom)
(Wham-bam-boom, wham-bam-dee-boom)
(Wham bam-boom, wham-bam-dee-boom)
(Wham bam-boom, wham-bam-dee-boom)

Policemen came to fetch me in the wagon one morn'
They said, Now pretty daddy, don't you look so forlorn
We hate to drag you out from under your looking glass
But we need you in the Army just to give it some class
Just when I thought they'd missed me out
That's when I heard the Sergeant-Major shoutin' ("Wham-bam-boom")
You're idle on parade

They dressed me all in khaki and they gave me a gun
The colour didn't suit me, so I went on the run
The Milit'ry Policeman kindly took me inside
And then at my court-martial Sergenat-Major Lush cried
Just when I thought they'd missed me out
That's when I heard the Sergeant shoutin' Wham-bam-boom
You're idle on parade

The chow they serve is marvellous, right out o' the book
We even have a special chef from Paris to cook
When Mr. Burton-Bassett orders Any complaints?
They have to get two men to hold the chef up when he faints
Just when I thought they'd miseds me out
That's when I heard the Sergeant shoutin' Wham-bam-boom
You're idle on parade

The Officers are gentlemen, treat us with care
And our Commanding Officer believes in fresh air
One day while on manoeuvres early, I held him call 
If the enemy attacks, you'll find me by the eighteenth hole
Just when I thought they'd missed me out
That's when I heard the Sergeant shoutin' Wham-bam-boom
You're idle on parade

Just when I thought they'd missed me
That's when I heard the Sergeant shoutin' Wham-bam-boom
You're idle on parade

Just when I thought they'd missed me
That's when I heard the Sergeant shoutin' Wham-bam-boom
You're idle on parade

Wham-bam-boom, yeah! 
You're idle!

