Papa 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

Papa 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

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 kill

And kill someday 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 the slaughter



They have trained your boy to kill

And kill someday 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'm 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

And kill someday he will

They have trained your boy to die



Mama take a look at your boy

Take a look at him now

Take a look at your boy

He's marching

He's a soldier



Oh brother, oh mama

He's on the street

He's marching to the back beat