Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty - four
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more


Ohhh
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
In uniform you raised a man, who volunteered to stand


Ohhh


Chorus:

Play the bugle, play the taps and

Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud


News was bad on upland ave., metuchen mourn our loss
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and mothers clutched the cross


Ohhh


Chorus:

Play the bugle, play the taps and

Make your fathers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud