[Verse]

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

[Bridge]

Ohhh

[Chorus]

Play the bugle, play the taps and

Make your mothers proud

Raise your rifles to the sky boys

Fire that volley loud

[Verse]

News was bad on upland ave., metuchen mourn our loss

Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and mothers clutched the cross

[Bridge]

Ohhh

[Chorus]

Play the bugle, play the taps and

Make your fathers proud

Raise your rifles to the sky boys

Fire that volley loud