Tom Paxton - The willing conscript

Oh^C Sergeant I'm a draftee^F and I've^C just ^Garrived in^C camp ^CI've come to wear the un^Fiform and j^Coin the m^Gartial ^Ctramp And I ^Fwant to do my ^Cduty, but one ^Fthing I^C do imp^Dlore^G You must g^Cive me lessons, s^Fergeant, for I've n^Cever k^Gilled b^Cefore

To^C do my job o^Fbediently is al^Cl that ^GI d^Cesire To ^Clearn my weapon th^Foroughly and h^Cow to a^Gim and f^Cire To^F learn to kill the e^Cnemy and t^Fhen to ^Cslaughter ^Dmor^Ge I'll ^Cneed instruction, s^Fergeant, for I've n^Cever ki^Glled bef^Core

N^Cow there are several l^Fessons that I ^Chaven't m^Gastered ^Cyet I ^Chaven't got the ^Fhang of how to ^Cuse the ^Gbayon^Cet ^FIf he doesn't die at ^Conce am I to ^Fstick him ^Cwith it ^Dmor^Ge? Oh, I ^Chope you will be patient, f^For I've ^Cnever k^Gilled b^Cefore

Oh, ^Cthere are rumors in the c^Famp a^Cbout o^Gur en^Cemy Th^Cey say that when you ^Fsee him he looks j^Cust like y^Gou and ^Cme But y^Fou deny it, ^CSergeant, and y^Fou are ^Ca man of ^Dwa^Gr So ^Cyou must give me l^Fessons, for I've n^Cever ^Gkilled ^Cbefore

The ^Chand grenade is ^Fsomething that I ^Cjust don't ^Gunders^Ctand You've ^Cgot to throw it q^Fuickly or you're ^Capt to ^Glose your ^Chand Does it ^Fblow a man to ^Cpieces with it's ^Fwicked, ^Cmuffled ^Droa^Gr? Oh, I've ^Cgot so much to ^Flearn because I've^C never ^Gkilled ^Cbefore

O^Ch, I want to thank you, ^FSergeant, for the h^Celp you've ^Gbeen to ^Cme F^Cor you've taught me how to ^Fslaughter and to ^Chate the ^Gene^Cmy And I k^Fnow that I'll be r^Ceady when they ^Fmarch me ^Coff to ^Dwa^Gr And I ^Cknow that it won't m^Fatter that I've ^Cnever k^Gilled ^Cbefore ^GAnd I ^Cknow that it won't m^Fatter that I've n^Cever k^Gilled b^Cefore