Stan Ridgway - Camouflage Lyrics
I was a p.f.c. on a search patrol, huntin charlie downIt was in the jungle wars of 65My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all aloneAnd I could hear the enemy movin in close outsideJust then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gunAnd I dug in scared while I counted down my fateAnd then a big marinecca giant, with a pair of friendly eyesccAppeared there at my shoulder and said wait.When he came in close beside me, he said dont worry, son, Im hereccIf charlie wants to tangle now, hell have two to dodgeI said, well, thanks a lot! I told him my name and asked him hisAnd he said the boys just call me camouflageChorus:Woah-oh-oh-oh, camouflageThings are never quite the way they seemWoah-oh-oh-oh, camouflageI was awfully glad to see this big marineWell, I was gonna ask him where he came from, when we heard the bullets flyComin through the brush, and all around our earsIt was then I saw this big marine light a fire in his eyeAnd it was strange, but suddenly, I forgot my fearsWell, we fought all night, side by side, we took our battle stanceAnd I wondered how the bullets missed this mancause they seemed to go right through himccjust as if he wasnt thereAnd in the mornin we both took a chance and ranAnd it was near the riverbank when the ambush came on top of usAnd I thought it was the end, and we were hadThen a bullet with my name on it came buzzin through a bushAnd that big marine, he just swat it with his handJust like it was a fly...Chorus:Woah-oh-oh-oh, camouflageThings are never quite the way they seemWoah-oh-oh-oh, camouflageThis was an awfully strange (big) marine{spoken}And I knew there was somethin weird about him,cause when I turned around,He was pullin a big palm tree up outta the groundAnd swattin those charlies with it from here to kingdom comeWhen he led me outta danger I saw my camp and waved goodbyeHe just winked at me from the jungle and then was goneWhen I got back to my h.q., I told em about my nightAnd the battle Id spent with a big marine named camouflageWhen I said his name, the soldier gulped, and a medic took my armAnd led me to a green tent on the rightHe said you may be tellin true, boy, but this here is camouflageAnd hes been right here since he passed away last nightIn fact, hes been here all week long...But before he went, he said semper fi, and said his only wishWas to save a young marine caught in a barrageSo here, take his dog tag, son, I know hed want you to have it nowAnd we both said a prayer for a big marine named camouflageChorus repeatSo next time youre in a jungle fight, and you feel a presence nearOr hear a voice that in your mind will lodgeJust be thankful that youre not aloneccyouve got some companyFrom a big marine the boys call camouflageChorus repeat x2Hup, hey-ho, hey, left... left...Woah, woah, camouflageHey, hey-ho, ho, left... left...Woah, woah, camouflageRepeat endlessly until fade...
