why do we built the wall my children my children?
why do we built the wall?

why do we built the wall?
we built the wall to keep us free
that's why we built the wall
we built the wall to keep us free

how does the wall keep us free my children, my children
how does the wall keep us free?

how does the wall keep us free?
the wall keeps out the enemy
we built the wall to keep us free
that's why we built the wall
we built the wall to keep us free

who do we call the enemy my children, my children?
who do we call the enemy?

who do we call the enemy?
the enemy is poverty
and wall keeps out the enemy
and we built the wall to keep us free
that's why we built the wall
we built the wall to keep us free

because we have and they have not my children my children
because they want what we have got

because we have and they have not
because they want what we have got
the enemy is poverty
and wall keeps out the enemy
and we built the wall to keep us free
that's why we built the wall
we built the wall to keep us free

what do we have that they should want my children my children
what do we have that they should want

what do we have that they should want
we have a wall to look upon
we have work and they have not
and our work is never done my children my children
and the war is never done
the enemy is poverty
and wall keeps out the enemy
and we built the wall to keep us free
that's why we built the wall
we built the wall to keep us free