Are those really the words? I've heard this song thousands of times (to my regret), and all I can remember is, "Billy, don't be a hero, blah-blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah-blah-blah etc etc."
The early to mid-70s were the dreck pits for both rock and roll--and even pap pop such as this. "Seasons in the Sun" is another industrial strength emetic from that era.