A-Soldiering I Must Go
Across the ocean and through the woods
A-soldiering I must go
Through the screaming bullets I'll try to be good
A-soldiering I must go.
There's a war zone at home, so why are we here?
A-soldiering I must go!
Lawyers and Pullets, can't find 'em...so queer!
A-soldiering I must go!
My family I must leave behind
A-soldiering I must go
It breaks my heart to think of our mankind
A-soldiering I must go.
The children are starving; the wives have the flu...
A-soldiering I must go!
And all the young virgins are getting the blues...
A-soldiering I must go!
Putting up with snakes, bugs and crud
A-soldiering I must go
With even the flow of my life’s blood
A-soldiering I must go.
The natives are leery; some hate our guts...
A-soldiering I must go!
And the ones who like us all think we are nuts!
A-soldiering I must go!
My conscience tells me it’s for the Red, White, and Blue
A-soldiering I must go
If I return home when all is through
A-soldiering I must go.
Ma and Pa told me "Watch what you do…"
A-soldiering I must go!
How many at home could we give it up too?
A-soldiering I must go!
To a country that hates my very soul
A-soldiering I must go
We do this for my family and our country as a whole
A-soldiering I must go.
The lawyers all hate us to our very souls...
A-soldiering I must go!
Treat us like shit...we're digging their hole...
A-soldiering I must go!
Think not of the awful things I may see
A-soldiering I must go
Another war in our quest to stay free
A-soldiering I must go.
©David R. Alexander and Kurt
January 7, 2004
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