My US Marine Corp Greens
I pulled them out not long agoMy US Marine Corp Greens
I began to think of Parris Island
And a few other Marine Corp scenes
The coat so old had grew some holes
Those trousers are no longer in style
I must have had a small head then
My cover won't sit on my head by a mile
My badges look dull, my ribbons near torn
That's what these years have done
I could have joined any Branch of Service
But with the Marines, I feel like I won
I'm proud to have been a US Marine
And I've still got that MARINE IN ME
I often think about when I got off that bus
USMC PLT 149 June-Sept. 1973
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