Who raised the frigging flag
on Iwo Jima, on Iwo Jima, on Iwo Jima?
Who raised the frigging flag
while the Japs were playing tag?
The United States Marines!
Who led the bloody slaughter
in Tarawa, in Tarawa, in Tarawa?
Who led the bloody slaughter
while MacArthur walked on water?
The United States Marines!
Who mopped up hiding places in Tulagi?
In Tulagi, in Tulagi
Who mopped up hiding places
while the Air Force washed their faces?
The United States Marines!
Who took it up their asses
on Wake Island?
Who took it up their asses
while the Navy watched through glasses?
The United States Marines!
Who found it bloody going on Okinawa,
on Okinawa, on Okinawa?
Who found it bloody going
while civilians raked the dough
in the United States Marines?
And when the war was won
in Bougainvillea, in Bougainvillea,
in Bougainvillea, they said it was such fun,
so freak them all, but one,
the United States Marines!