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.