作曲 : Phil Lynott Papa take a look at your boy He's a military man Papa take a look at your boy He's crying Papa take a look at your boy He's a soldier Papa take a look in his eyes They're colder Papa take a look at your boy He's a military man Mama take a look at your boy He's dying Mama take a look at your boy He's fighting Mama take a look at your boy He's frightened They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die And ask no questions why Papa take a look at your boy Take a look at your boy Take a look at your boy He's a killer, yeah Mama take a look at your boy Take a look at him now Take a look at your boy He's a soldier, he's colder, he's older, mama Mama take a look at your boy Obey the order Mama take a look at your boy Like a lamb to the slaughter They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die And ask no questions why One day, I will write for you a lovesong mother As the children say, I love you, please hold me And you and I, we will live our life together Until that day when we die, I will love you mother I will always love you I'am writing from this war Oh mama, I don't know what I'm fighting for And have you seen my children? God bless them, kiss them And tell them that I miss them See I'm frightened in the dark Mama, mama The blood is ankle-deep They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die Mama take a look at your boy Take a look at him now Take a look at your boy He's marching He's a soldier Oh brother, oh mama He's on the street He's marching to the backbeat
作曲 : Phil Lynott Papa take a look at your boy He's a military man Papa take a look at your boy He's crying Papa take a look at your boy He's a soldier Papa take a look in his eyes They're colder Papa take a look at your boy He's a military man Mama take a look at your boy He's dying Mama take a look at your boy He's fighting Mama take a look at your boy He's frightened They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die And ask no questions why Papa take a look at your boy Take a look at your boy Take a look at your boy He's a killer, yeah Mama take a look at your boy Take a look at him now Take a look at your boy He's a soldier, he's colder, he's older, mama Mama take a look at your boy Obey the order Mama take a look at your boy Like a lamb to the slaughter They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die And ask no questions why One day, I will write for you a lovesong mother As the children say, I love you, please hold me And you and I, we will live our life together Until that day when we die, I will love you mother I will always love you I'am writing from this war Oh mama, I don't know what I'm fighting for And have you seen my children? God bless them, kiss them And tell them that I miss them See I'm frightened in the dark Mama, mama The blood is ankle-deep They have trained your boy to kill And kill someday he will They have trained your boy to die Mama take a look at your boy Take a look at him now Take a look at your boy He's marching He's a soldier Oh brother, oh mama He's on the street He's marching to the backbeat
