Ballad Of The Green Berets

Intro.:  --- Snare drum ---

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Fighting soldiers from the sky, fearless men who jump and die
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Men who mean just what they say, the brave men of the Green Be- ret

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Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
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One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret

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Trained to live off nature's land, trained in combat, hand to hand
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Men who fight by night and day, courage take from the Green Be- ret

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Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
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One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret

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Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Be- ret has met his fate
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He has died for those op- pressed, leaving her this last re- quest

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Put silver wings on my son's chest, make him one of America's best
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He'll be a man they'll test one day, have him win the Green Be- ret