I left my home
I left my home
To join the army
To join the army
I left my home
I left my home
To join the army
To join the army
The day I left
The day I left
My momma cried
My momma cried
She thought that I
She thought that I
Would surely die
Would surely die
I left my wife
I left my wife
Standing at the door
Standing at the door
She knew that I
She knew that I
Would die at war
Would die at war
I left my son
I left my son
Playing in the yard
Playing in the yard
Seeing daddy leave
Seeing daddy leave
Made him cry so hard
Made him cry so hard
The day I left
The day I left
Shook my daddy's hand
Shook my daddy's hand
He said that I
He said that I
Had become a man
Had become a man
Oo We Oo We
Oo We Oo We
Oo We Oo We
Oo We Oo We
Oo We Oo We
Oo We Oo We
To join the army
To join the army