WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME

 
    WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME AGAIN, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    HE WAS EXPECTING A WELCOME HOME AGAIN, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    BUT THEY SPAT ON HIM, CURSED HIM OUT
    “BABY KILLER,” THEY ACCUSED WITH A SHOUT
    WHEN HE CAME MARCHING HOME

    TO VIET NAM HE WAS FORCED TOO GO, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    FOR REASONS HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND OR KNOW, HURRAH! HURRAH?!
    SO HE DID HIS DUTY, DIDN’T DODGE THE DRAFT
    DID HIS TOUR, LEARNED A DEADLY CRAFT
    NOW HE’S COME MARCHING HOME

    A WEEK AGO HE WAS ON PATROL, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    WATCHED FRIENDS DIE ON A BLOODY KNOLL, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    SOME OF THEM EARNED A BODY BAG
    SHEDDING TEARS, DID HIS SHOULDERS SAG
    NOW HE’S COME MARCHING HOME

    HE KEPT A TALLY OF HIS VIET CONG KILLS, HURRAH! HURRAH1
    LOST TRACK OF FIGHTS ON FOREIGN HILLS, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    HE REMEMBERS THE DAY HE WAS SHOT
    PROUD OF THE PURPLE HEART HE GOT
    NOW HE’S COME MARCHING HOME

    USED TO THE GROUND, CAN’T SLEEP IN A BED, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    NIGHTMARES OF RATS AND SNAKES HE DREADS, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    VIET NAM’S STENCH IS IN HIS NOSE
    HAS A FUNGAL DISEASE BETWEEN HIS TOES
    NOW HE’S COME MARCHING HOME

    THEY GAVE HIM NO TIME TO ADJUST, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    BUT HERE HE IS AND NOW HE MUST, HURRAH! HURRAH!
    NOW HE STRUGGLES WITH PTSD
    TRYING TO FIT IN WITH YOU AND ME
    NOW HE’S COME MARCHING HOME