Dm                 Gm
Violin time at the port side
Dm                        A
And the whores say pretty words
Dm                   Gm
To an old man who is dying
A                     Dm
And his cries they do disturb

Dm                  Gm
Violin time for the soldier
Dm               A
He curses as you squeal
Dm               Gm
And he kills you for a reason
A          Dm
Patriotic imbecile

Bb           Dm
Violin time, violin time, 
Bb           A
violin time, violin

Dm                  Gm
Violin time for the mother
Dm                A
And child she has lost
Dm             Gm
Violin time, violin time
A                       Dm
As they nail her to the cross

Bb           Dm
Violin time, violin time, 
Bb           A
violin time, violin
Bb           Dm
Violin time, violin time, 
A        Dm     
violin, violin

Dm                  Gm
Violin time for the desperado
Dm                     A
Who is crying into his cup
Dm            Gm
Violin time, violin time
A                       Dm
As they come to lock him up

Bb           Dm
Violin time, violin time, 
Bb           A
violin time, violin
Bb           Dm
Violin time, violin time, 
A        Dm  
violin, violin

... Gm  A   Dm