I don't know why I left But I must've done wrong And it won't be long 'Till I get on back home Got a letter in the mail Go to war or go to jail Sat me in that barber's chair Spun me around, I had no hair Used to drive a Cadillac Now I pack it on my back Used to drive a limousine Now I'm wearing Army green Dress it right and cover down Forty inches all around Nine to the front and six to the rear That's the way we do it here Used to date a beauty queen Now I date my M-16 Ain't no use in lookin' down Ain't no discharge on the ground Ain't no use in going back Jody's got your Cadillac Ain't no use in calling home Jody's got your girl and gone Ain't no use in feeling blue Jody's got your sister too Took away my faded jeans Now I'm wearing Army greens They took away my gin and rum Now I'm up before the sun Mama Mama can't you see What this Army's done for me Mama Mama can't you see This Army life is killing me