[Verse 1]
I got drafted at 19
Me and a bunch of boys from home
January '43
Drove out to Pine Bluff and signed on
Went to basic, south of Birmingham
Put me on west coast bound train
Spent three days out in San Diego
And they shipped me back east again
Left a port, out of New York
Slept for months in British rain
Tore it up, down in London town
And they shipped me back out again
[Chorus]
The preacher said "Boys, he who is killed, tonight
Will dine with the Lord in paradise"
One boy spoke up, said "Preacher, come on
Eat your supper with us"
[Verse 2]
Never talk about those first days
Lots of friends left behind
But I made it all the way across France
And I fought at the Maginot line
I got drafted at 19
Me and a bunch of boys from home
January '43
Drove out to Pine Bluff and signed on
Went to basic, south of Birmingham
Put me on west coast bound train
Spent three days out in San Diego
And they shipped me back east again
Left a port, out of New York
Slept for months in British rain
Tore it up, down in London town
And they shipped me back out again
[Chorus]
The preacher said "Boys, he who is killed, tonight
Will dine with the Lord in paradise"
One boy spoke up, said "Preacher, come on
Eat your supper with us"
[Verse 2]
Never talk about those first days
Lots of friends left behind
But I made it all the way across France
And I fought at the Maginot line
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