500 tanks, lined up to advance Attack upon the Hindenburg Line At dawn we embark, in defence of France This day we break the empire's spine Thousand gun barrage, marks the start of assault Crossing triple belts of barbed wire Pathways are cleared, closing in on Havrincourt Time to set the ramparts afire We're the Tank Corps unleashed We creep across the field Leaving death in our wake We're the Tank Corps unleashed You will face defeat No one stands in our way Germans on alert, our attack anticipated Fighting on, we reach Bourlon Woods Tanks roll through, in support of infantry Our power; combination of arms We're the Tank Corps unleashed We creep across the field Leaving death in our wake We're the Tank Corps unleashed You will face defeat No one stands in our way Breakthrough complete, ring the bells of victory Nothing halts this armoured attack Target overrun, mark the ridge with our flag Commanded to dig in and hold on We're the Tank Corps unleashed We creep across the field Leaving death in our wake We're the Tank Corps unleashed You will face defeat No one stands in our way We're the Tank Corps unleashed You'll be the first to flee When the ground starts to shake We're the Tank Corps unleashed Thirty tonnes of steel Sends you to an early grave Sent onward for destruction Push back fortifications Leave the front in desolation As we fight for liberation This is war, nothing but war War, nothing but war Through mud and blood The Tank Corps fights on Through mud and blood To the green fields beyond