Don't forget", He said, "To tell my sweet Mary
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam hey Vietnam
And this is what he had to say
"But Mistress Brown your son is dead"
And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam hey
Somebody please now
It was addressed from Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam Vietnam oh Vietnam
"Tell all my friends that I'll be coming home soon
And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Now Mistress Brown, she lives in the U.S.A.
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
And this is what she wrote and said
Yesterday I got a letter from my friend fighting in Vietnam
And this is what she wrote and said
"Don't be alarmed", She told me the telegram said
It was addressed from Vietnam
Now Mistress Brown, she lives in the U.S.A.
"Oh but Mistress Brown your son is dead"
And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
My time'll be up some time in June
"Don't be alarmed", she told me the telegram said
Somebody please stop that war now
Her golden lips are sweet as cherry"
It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
