Lingua   

The New Recruit

Michael Nesmith
Lingua: Inglese


Michael Nesmith


Oh Sergeant, I'm a draftee and I've just arrived ‎in camp
I've come to wear the uniform and join the ‎marshall tramp
And I want to do my duty but one thing I do ‎implore
You must give me lessons, Sergeant for I've ‎never killed before

To do my job obediently is my only desire
To learn my weapon thoroughly and how to aim ‎and fire
Learn to kill the enemy and then find out what ‎for
Oh I'll need instruction, Sergeant for I've never ‎killed before

Now there are rumors in the camp about our ‎enemy
They say that when ya see him he looks just like ‎you and me
But you deny it, Sergeant and you are a man of ‎war
So you must give me lessons for I've never ‎killed before

Now there are several lessons that I haven't ‎mastered yet
I haven't got the hang of how to use the bayonet
If he doesn't die at once should I stick him just ‎once more
Oh please be patient, Sergean for I've never ‎killed before

And the hand grenade is something that I just ‎don't understand
You've got to throw it quickly or you're apt to ‎lose your hand
Does it blow a man to pieces with its wicked, ‎muffled roar
Oh I've got so much to learn for I've never killed ‎before

Well, I want to thank you, Sergeant for the help ‎you've been to me
You've taught me how to kill and how to hate ‎the enemy
And I know that I'll be ready when they march ‎me off to war
And I know that it won't matter that I've never ‎killed before

Oh yes, I know that it won't matter that I've ‎never killed before



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