There's a picture in the nursery of a well know soldier man
And he wants to be like father when he grows up if he can
His eyes survey the floorboards with his soldiers around him
But fear not for the future, you will climb the highest mountain

So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo
Stand up to attention will you
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
Hear the bugle sounding as the morning call up rising
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
So, you're cardboard castle is standing
You're the one who is commanding
Watch them march along the landing down the stairs

He's just a small boy in a small boy's world
And small boys do strange things
He likes to see the matchsticks fly
And hear the cannons ring
For his eiderdown, his battlefield
And in his dreams his fights are real
Until the field is won, aim, fire the guns

So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo
Stand up to attention will you
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
Hear the bugle sounding as the morning call up rising
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
So, you're cardboard castle is standing
You're the one who is commanding
Watch them march along the landing down the stairs

Watch them march along the landing down the stairs

So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo
Stand up to attention will you
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
Hear the bugle sounding as the morning call up rising
(Regimental, Regimental, Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo
Stand up to attention will you
(Regimental Sergeant Zippo)
Hear the bugle sounding as the morning call up rising

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Bernard J.P. Taupin, Elton John