Ballad of the Green Berets
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1. 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 Beret.
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Silver wings upon their
chests, these are men,
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one hundred men will test
today, but only three win the Green Beret.
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2. 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 peak from the Green Berets.
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Silver wings upon their
chests, these are men,
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one hundred men will test
today, but only three win the Green Beret.
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3. Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Beret has met his fate,
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he has died for those
oppressed, leaving her his last request :
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“Put silver wings on my son’s
chest, make him one of
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he’ll be a man they’ll test
one day, have him win the Green Ber…..et.”
(Sgt Barry Sadler / Johnny Horton)