Mama take a look at your boy,
He's a military man.
Mama take a look at your boy,
He's crying.
Mama take a look at your boy,
He's a soldier.
Mama take a look in his eyes,
They're colder.
Mama take a look at your boy,
He's a military man.
Mama take a look at your boy,
He's dying.
Mama 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.
Mama 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 lovesong, 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 if you see 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**,
And 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 backbeat.