[Verse 1]
On November twentieth
At the battle of Cambrai
I am the Tankslayer
Fieldgun nineteen-zero-two
I operate it on my own
The battery near Flesquières
Firing by direct adjustment
Ten Mark Five already destroyed
[Chorus]
The Tankslayer
Stands outside Flesquières
Seven centimeters
To destroy the British tanks
The Tankslayer
Stands outside Flesquières
Sеven centimetеrs
To destroy the British tanks
[Verse 2]
Loading the shell
Closing the sliding wedge breechblock
Peak through the telescope tube
Fieldgun ready to fire
The Mark Five in my sight
The line of fire is protected from the wind
The trigger activated
Firing, ejection, direct hit
The sliding wedge breechblock
Opened with the lever
Loading anti-tank shell
Adjusting to eight angular degrees
Two hundred fifty gram
TNT in the explosive shell
Flies with perfect spin
Destroys their barrage of tanks
[Bridge]
The fourteenth hill
I'm opening the breech
I am caught off-guard
By the British shock troops
I'm releasing the Zero-Eight
Tightly holding the gripstock
I'm hearing the firing
And feel my racing pulse
[Chorus]
The Tankslayer
Stands outside Flesquières
Seven centimeters
To destroy the British tanks
The Tankslayer
Stands outside Flesquières
Seven centimeters
To destroy the British tanks
[Verse 3]
The battery surrounded
I'm standing in the rain of iron
Not going to give up and flee
Defending with nothing but my life left
Lying under a cover
Enemies' bullets coming in
Driving into my body
My body's now a bullet trap
The Henker's final record
In fighting enemy tanks
Overall fourteen tanks
Destroyed by his hand
The tremendous valour
And his fighting till the very end
Sparked great admiration
Around allied forces of all ranks
[Outro]
Tankslayer