We are the D - Day Dodgers out in Italy
Always on the vino always on the spree
Eighth army scroungers and their tanks
We live in Rome among the yanks
We are the D - Day Dodgers in sunny Italy

We landed at Salerno a holiday with pay
The Gerries brought the bands out to greet us on the way
Showed us the sights and gave us tea
We all had girls and the beer was free
We are the D - Day Dodgers in sunny Italy

Naples and Cassino were taken in our stride
We didn't go to fight there we just went for the ride
Andro and Sandro they're just names
We only went to look for dames
We are the D - Day Dodgers in sunny Italy

Dear Lady Astor you think you know a lot
You're standing on your platform and talking tommy rot
You're England's sweetheart and her pride
We think your mouth's too bloody wide
That's from your D - Day Dodgers in sunny Italy

Look around the mountains in the mud and rain
You'll see the scattered crosses there's some that have no name
Heartbreak and toil and suffering's gone
The boys beneath them slumber on
They are the D - Day Dodgers who stayed in Italy
They are the D - Day Dodgers who stayed in Italy

D Day Dodgers