Mama, take a look at your boy
He's a military man
Papa, take a look at your boy
He's crying
Papa, take a look at your boy
He's a soldier
Mama, take a look in his eyes
They're colder
Papa, take a look at your boy
He's a military man
Mama, take a look at your boy
He's dying
Papa, take a look at your boy
He's fighting
Mama, take a look at your boy
He's frightened
They have trained your boy to k**
And k** some day, he will
They have trained your boy to die
And ask no questions why
Papa, take a look at your boy
Take a look at your boy
Take a look at your boy
He's a k**er, yeah
Mama, take a look at your boy
Take a look at him now
Take a look at your boy
He's a soldier, he's colder, he's older, mama
Mama, take a look at your boy
Obey the order
Mama, take a look at your boy
Like a lamb to slaughter
They have trained your boy to k**
And k** some day, he will
They have trained your boy to die
And ask no questions why
One day I will write for you a love song, mother
As the children say, "I love you", please hold me
And you and I, we will live our life together
Until that day when we die, I will love you, mother
I will always love you
I am writing from this war
Oh mama, I don't know what I'm fighting for
And have you seen my children?
God bless them, kiss them
And tell them that I miss them
See I'm frightened in the dark
Mama, mama, the blood is ankle deep
They have trained your boy to k**
k** someday, he will
They have trained your boy to die
Papa, take a look at your boy
Take a look at your boy
Take a look at your boy
He's marching, he's a soldier
Oh mama, oh mama
He's on the street
He's marching to the back beat