American Boy Soldier Songtext
von Edgar Broughton Band

Hi kid
Hello Sir
What d′you wanna do boy?
Well, I don't really know
D′you wanna go back to school, kid?
Err not really!

Well, d'you wanna go to work, boy?
Uh-uh
D'you wanna dig potatoes, son?
No Siree

What d′you wanna do, boy?
D′you wanna go to war, boy?
Ooh, yes please sir, yes please sir, yes please sir

La, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la


They're sending me home (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
Shot through to the bone (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
He had a red cross on his arm (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
All I got was napalm (la-la-la-la)

The American Army (la-la-la-la-la-la)
The American Army (la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-uh)
Mh wait till the Russians get hold of you

Not forgetting the Navy (la-la-la-la-la-la)
Not forgetting the Navy (la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
And the Air force too

La, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la

Shot down from my plane (la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
They leave me out cold (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
Never be the same again (la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
I was just 16yrs old (la-la-la-la)

The American Army (la-la-la-la-la-la)
The American Army (la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-uh)
Wait ′till the Russians get hold of you (la, la-la-la-la)

Not forgetting the Navy (la-la-la-la-la-la)
Not forgetting the Navy (la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
And the Air force too


It'll be so nice to get back home to North Carolina (la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
See my blonde, all-American honey bun (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
With her transistor radio turned up full (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
Do all the things we used to do, back in the old days (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la) what a thrill it could be (la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

Hope you enjoy the air raid