Tom:
Introdução:
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Now, he didn't ask to go
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But Ol' Sammy called his number
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He boarded that old Greyhound bus
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And said goodbye to his mother
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Headed for Fort Benning, Georgia
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Basic training in the summer
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He said "I was young and tough
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But that ol' drill sergeant was tougher"
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Yellin, y'all gonna learn how to suffer
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I'm gonna make a man of all you chumps
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They shaved his head and gave him a number
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U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
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In army green with an M-16
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In 1965
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He was fighting for me
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Way before my time
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When he sees Ol' Glory raised
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He still cries like it's 1965
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Yeah, 1965
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Now he didn't ask to go
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But them Hueys dropped him off, and
That's when the enemy got real
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Body bags headed for coffins
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He didn't know how much being an American would cost him
He said "we were young and we were rough
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But sometimes those Viet Cong were also"
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And they sure knew how to suffer
We were all married to our guns
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The fear of death, and a number
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U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
Am
In army green with an M-16
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In 1965
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He was fighting for me
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Way before my time
Am
When he sees Ol' Glory raised
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He still cries like it's 1965
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'65, oh
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And then one day his little grandson jumped up on his lap
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Saw a bunch of medals that were in a frame
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And said, "Were you in the war grandpa?"
He said "Yeah"
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He said "Were you scared?
Did you kill anybody?"
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"How'd you do it?"
He just laughed and said
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"Keep your head down
And keep your gun up
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A little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
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Is all a man in this here world
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Can hope for"
He said
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"Keep your head down
And keep your gun up
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A little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
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And as many prayers
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As you can say to the Lord"
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U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
Am
In army green with an M-16
F
In 1965
C
He was fighting for me
G
Way before my time
Am
When he sees Ol' Glory raised
F C
He still cries, like it's 1965
C
Keep your head down
And keep your gun up (1965)
G
A little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck (1965)
Em Am
Is all a man in this here world
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Can hope for (1965)
He said
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Keep your head down (1965)
And keep your gun up
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A little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
Em
And as many prayers
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As you can say to the Lord
Thanks! Have fun!