I know a place 
Where you're all going to go 
They'll pay you to kill 
If You're eighteen years old 
First You'll need a haircut 
And then some new clothes 
They'll stick you in a jungle 
To play G.I. Joe 

 [bad word]  

You fight for democracy 
And the "American Way" 
But you're not in your country 
"What am I doing here?" you say 
But now it's too late 
You're entering Managua 
If you had brought your surfboard 
You could surf Goataragua 

What is this we're fighting for 
What's our ultimate goal 
To force our ideas 
Right down their throats 
American Intervention 
Grows Deeper Everyday 
The situation worsens 
More soldiers on the way 

 [bad word]  

You fight for democracy 
And the "American Way" 
But you're not in your country 
"What am I doing here?" you say 
But now it's too late 
You're entering Managua 
If you had brought your surfboard 
You could surf Goataragua 

Lessons we have learned 
Are easy to forget 
Hints of viet-nam 
How soon we all forget 
First we send advisors 
And then go the troops 
Another worthless conflict 
Another Chance to lose 

 [bad word]  

You fight for democracy 
And the "American Way" 
But you're not in your country 
"What am I doing here?" you say 
But now it's too late 
You're entering Managua 
If you had brought your surfboard 
You could surf Goataragua