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

 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

 Play the bugle, play the taps and
 Make your fathers proud
 Raise your rifles to the sky boys
 Fire that volley loud