Mamma told Johnny not to go downtown,
Heard the Marine recruiter was hangin around.
Johnny went downtown anyways,
wanted to hear what recruiter had to say.
Recruiter asked Johnny what he wanted to be,
Johnny said, "I am wanna be infantry".
Johnny caught a plane to Vietnam,
there he fought the Viet-Cong.
Many he killed by knife and blade,
God only knows how many lives he saved.
Well Johnny was bold and Johnny was brave,
Johnny jumped on a hand grenade.
Saved the lives of the men he lead,
but before he died, this is what he said.
"Mamma O mamma please don't you cry,
The Marine Corps motto is Semper Fi!"
