Operation Mincemeat - Did We Do It?

"Did we do it Johnny? Did we do it?"
"We did it!"
"Oh I knew it"
"As much as I hate to admit it Montagu"
"Oh I'm a genius"
"Here we go"
"Oh I can't believe this, I need a gin"
"Sicily is ours for the taking"
"Charles, congratulations! Everyone in fact"
"That's brilliant"

I can't believe they bought it
Oh Charlie don't complain
Really brilliant
God that's brilliant
It seems our Bill succeeded on his little trip to Spain
Really brilliant
But we gambled so much on it
God that's brilliant
Oh my god, are we insane?
Really brilliant
We bet the whole war on a stolen corpse
God that's brilliant
Quite right, where's that champagne?
Really brilliant
Monty, our men could have been massacred if we did not succeed
Look Charlie some were born to follow
Don't you say it!
Listen here my good man,

God that's brilliant
We're going to be heroes
Really brilliant
So who gives a damn
God that's brilliant
If we broke a few rules?
Really brilliant
Hitler fell for our sham
God that's brilliant
And we've nothing to fear
Really brilliant
So come celebrate how
God that's brilliant
We played the Nazis for fools!
Really brilliant
But what happens then?
God that's brilliant
Our gamble was crazy
Really brilliant
When people find out
God that's brilliant
Charles, the people will cheer
Really brilliant

For the marvellous men
God that's brilliant
And dependable ladies they'll talk about
Really brilliant
Operation mincemeat for years!
God that's brilliant
Wait and see Charles

"Yes Mr Churchill, sir. I'm pleased to report that the allied invasion of Sicily was a success."

You see, Adolf believed all the lies that we spread
Using a dead man's documents we turned his head
We forced his forces to fly
So when our boys arrived
There was minimal resistance
The majority survived on both sides
The lack of loss was spectacular
And Operation Mincemeat avoided a massacre
So Montagu and Cholmondeley for saving our nation
I'm awarding them the highest military commendations

You see, Charles
'Cos when you write the book
I never doubted them
My boy, you're off the hook
My best and boldest man
The lies get hidden, sins forgiven
All your misdeeds fade from vision,
When you write the book you're off the hook.

Written by:
Felix Hagan, David Cumming, Zoe Roberts, Natasha Hodgson

Publisher:
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing

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