| The Ballad of the Green Beret
By Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler and Robin Moore, Copyright 1966
Fighting soldiers from the sky*
Fearless men who jump and die*
Men who mean just what they say*
The brave men of the Green Beret*
Silver wings upon their chest*
These are men, America's best*
One hundred men will test today*
But only three win the Green Beret*
Trained to live off nature's land*
Trained in combat, hand-to-hand*
Men who fight by night and day*
Courage peak from the Green Berets*
Silver wings upon their chest*
These are men, America's best*
One hundred men will test today*
But only three win the Green Beret*
Back at home a young wife waits*
Her Green Beret has met his fate*
He has died for those oppressed*
Leaving her his last request*
Put silver wings on my son's chest*
Make him one of America's best*
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret.
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