I Was A PFC On A Search Patrol Huntin' Charlie Down

It Was In The Jungle Wars Of '65

My Weapon Jammed And I Got Stuck Way Out And All Alone

And I Could Hear The Enemy Movin' In Close Outside

Just Then I Heard A Twig Snap And I Grabbed My Empty Gun

And I Dug In Scared While I Counted Down My Fate

And Then A Big Marine, A Giant With A Pair Of Friendly Eyes

Appeared There At My Shoulder And Said "Wait!"

When He Came In Close Beside Me He Said "Don't Worry, Son, I'm Here"

"If Charlie Wants To Tangle Now They'll Have Two To Dodge"

I Said "Well, Thanks A Lot", I Told Him My Name And Asked Him His

And He Said "The Boys Just Call Me Camouflage"



Whoa Camouflage, Things Are Never Quite The Way They Seem

Whoa Camouflage, I Was Awfully Glad To See This Big Marine



Well, I Was Gonna Ask Him Where He Came From

When We Heard The Bullets Fly

Comin' Through The Brush And All Around Our Ears

And Then I Saw That Big Marine Light A Fire In His Eye

And It Was Strange, But Suddenly I Forgot My Fears



Well We Fought All Night And Side By Side, We Took Our Battle Stance

And I Wondered How The Bullets Missed This Man

'cause They Seemed To Go Right Through Him Just As If He Wasn't There

And In The Mornin' We Both Took A Chance And Ran

And It Was Here The River Bank When The Ambush Came On Top Of Us

And I'd Thought It Was The End And We Were Had

Then A Bullet With My Name On It Came Buzzin' Through A Bush

And That Big Marine, He Just Swat It With His Hands

Just Like It Was A Fly!



Whoa Camouflage, Things Are Never Quite The Way They Seem

Whoa Camouflage, This Was An Awfully Strange Marine



And I Knew There Was Something Weird About Him

'cause When I Turned Around He Was Pullin' A Big Palm Tree

Right Up Out Of The Ground

And Swattin' Those Charlies With It From Here To Kingdom Come



When He Led Me Out Of Danger, I Saw My Camp And Waved Goodbye

But He Just Winked At Me