Boonie Rat Song

I landed in this country
one year of life to give
My only friend a weapon
my only prayer, to live
I walked away from freedom
And the life that I had known
I passed the weary faces
of the others going home.
BOONIE RATS, BOONIE RATS
Scared but not alone
300 days more or less
Then I'll be going home
yea I'll be going home
The first few days were hectic
as they psyched my mind for war
I often get the feeling
they're trying to tie the score
The first day with my unit
we climbed a two click hill
to find an enemy soldier
to capture, wound,or kill
BOONIE RATS. BOONIE RATS
scared but not alone.
200 days more or less
then I'm going home
The air was hot and humid
the ground was hard and dry
ten times I cursed my rucksack
and wished that I could die I
learned to look for danger
In the trees and on the ground
I learned to shake with terror
When I hear an A-K round
BOONIE RATS, BOONIE RATS
scared but not alone
100 days more or less
then I'm going home
(Skyhawks) is our motto
(Airborne) is our cry
Freedom is our mission
for this we do or die
Boonie Rats a legend
for now and times to come,
Wherever there are soldiers
they'll talk of what we've done.
BOONIE RATS. BOONIE RATS
scared but not alone
50 days more or less
then I'm going home
They say there'll always be a war
I hope they're very wrong
to the Boonie Rats of Vietnam
I dedicate this song
BOONIE RATS, BOONIE RATS
scared but not alone
today I see my freedom bird
Today, I'm going home