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 kill And kill 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 killer, 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 kill And kill 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 kill Kill 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