[Verse 1]
I did not wait
'Til I was drafted
I volunteered to fight for home
I'm encouraged as a soldier
My family's safe and free
Where they may roam
[Chorus]
If I should die defending freedom
Then let my work for God be proudly shown
Please don't fret about my body
Just send a star folded banner to my home
[Verse 2]
I found this letter folded neatly
In a flag at Grandma's home
Today I'm free and fight with honor
But just like him
Please make my request known
[Chorus]
If I should die defending freedom
Then let my work for God be proudly shown
Please don't fret about my body
Just send a star folded banner to my home
[Verse 3]
Souls brave and true have gone before me
So freedom's light could brightly shine
The road of honor stretched before me
'Til freedom's grace is surely yours and mine
[Chorus]
If I should die defending freedom
Then let my work for God be proudly shown
Please don't fret about my body
Just send a star folded banner to my home
[Tag]
If I should die defending freedom
Just send a star folded banner to my home