Soldier''s Last Letter
Merle Haggard

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I''m writing this down in a trench Mom
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Don''t scold if it isn''t so neat
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The way that you did when I was a kid
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And I''d come home with mud on my feet

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The captain just gave us our orders
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And Mom we will carry them through
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And I''ll finish this letter the first chance I get
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But for now I''ll just say I love you

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Then the mother''s old hands began to tremble
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As she fought against tears in her eyes
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But they came unashamed for there was no name
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And she knew that her Soldier had died

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Then the mother knelt by her bedside
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And she prayed ''God above hear my plea
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And protect all the sons that are fighting this war
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And dear God keep America free

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I''m writing this down in a trench Mom
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Don''t scold if it isn''t so neat