When uncle Sam found that I wasn't married
He sent a letter sayin'
Son don't carry
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 Da Nang, Vietnam
Now I'm a fightin for the U.S.A.
Oh glory in the U.S.A.
If you don't like it
Cause I'm over here in Vietnam
Well you can take your complaints to my uncle Sam
I'm just a shootin my rifle like he taught me to do
Doin' exactly what he wants me to
Well I'm U.S. soldier fightin for the U.S.A.
I go crawlin through the swamp and the marshes
Steppin' on vegetables 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 that's 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 yellin' yankee 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 U.S.A.
Now I'm a fightin' for the U.S.A.
The red white and blue american way
If you don't like it
Cause I'm over here in Vietnam
Well you can take your complaints to my uncle Sam
I'm just a shootin this rifle like he taught me to do
And doin' exactly what he wants me to
Cause I'm a U.S. soldier fightin for the U.S.A.
Oh glory in the U.S.A.
Oh glory in the U.S.A.
Would you believe I'm a marine ha ha ha
Oh glory in the U.S.A.
The red white and blue american way
Oh glory in the U.S.A.