when uncle sam found that i wasnt married
he sent a letter sayin son dont (*erry)?
and make it down to your boat for induction
when you arrive you'll get further instruction
they said ya training outta do it so they put me right to it
and they sit me on an aeroplane
my destination dang nang vietnam
now im a fightin for the usa
oh glory and the usa
if you dont like it cause im over here in vietnam
well you can take your complaints to my uncle sam
im just a shootin my rifle like he taught me to do
doin exactly what he wants me to
well im us soldier fightin for the usa
i go crawlin through the swamp and the marshes
steppin on vegtibles and squashes
duckin bullets comin at me from the trees
jumpin round knockin holes in my knees
bullets flyin right and left got my scared half to death
but i know the job has got to be done
and thats why they sent me over here to vietnam
i got captured by the vietcong
and for a while i thought i was gonna get hung
but they just beat me on the nose
kinda mashed all my toes
all the time a yin an yank and go home
well they stretched me a squashed me
and tried to brainwash me
but i stuck up n snuck away
then i popped up a fightin again for the usa
now im a fightin for the usa
the red white and blue american way
if you dont like it cause im over here in vietnam
well you can take your complaints to my uncle sam
im just a shootin this rifle like he taught me to do
and doin exactly what he wants me to
cause im a us soldier fightin for the usa
oh glory in the usa
oh glory in the usa
would you believe im a marine ha ha ha
oh glory in the usa
the red white and blue american way
oh glory in the usa
hmmmmmm