I was a p.f.c.

on a search patrol

huntin' Charlie down

it was in the jungle wars

of sixty-five

My weapon jammed

and I got stuck

way out and all alone

and I could hear the enemy

movin' in close outside

Just then

I heard a twig snap

and I grabbed my empty gun

and I dug in scared

while I counted

down my fate

And then a big Marine

a giant with a pair

of friendly eyes

appeared there at my

shoulder and said wait

When he came in

close beside me, he said

don't worry, son, I'm here

if Charlie wants

to tangle now

he'll have two to dodge

I said, well, thanks a lot

I told him my name

and asked him his

and he said the boys

just call me camouflage

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

things are never quite

the way they seem

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

I was awfully glad

to see this big Marine

Well, we fought all night

and side by side

we took our battle stance

and I wondered how

the bullets missed this man

'Cause they seemed

to go right through him

just as if he wasn't there

and in the mornin'

we both took

a chance and ran

And it was near

the river bank

when the ambush

came on top of us

and I thought it was The End

and we were had

Then a bullet

with my name on it

came buzzin' through a bush

and that big Marine

he just swat it with his hand

just like it was a fly

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

things are never quite

the way they seem

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

this was an awfully

strange Marine

Spoken...

and I knew there was

somethin' weird about him

'cause when I turned around

He was pullin'

a big palm tree right up

outta the ground and

swattin' those

charlies with it

from here to kingdom come

When he led me outta danger

I saw my camp

and waved goodbye

he just winked at me

from the jungle

and then was gone

And when I got

back to my h.q.

I told 'em about my night

and the battle I'd spent

with a big Marine

named camouflage

When I said his name

the soldier gulped

and a medic took my arm

and led me to a green

tent on the right

He said

you may be tellin' true, boy

but this here is camouflage

and he's been right here

since he passed away

last night

In fact, he's been here

all week long

But before he went

he said Semper Fi

and said his only wish

was to save a young Marine

caught in a barrage

So here, take his dog tag, son

I know he'd want you

to have it now

and we both said a prayer

for a big Marine

named camouflage

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

things are never quite

the way they seem

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

this was an awfully

big Marine

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

things are never quite

the way they seem

Woah-oh-oh-oh

camouflage

this was an awfully

big Marine

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage

Woah, Woah, camouflage...