Here I was eating beef jerky,
In the water which was murky.
Then suddenly a Jap shot Marty.
What a shame he was a smarty.
We left our brother,
We are sad but I think about his mother.
The poor old Jap,
I wonder if he had a map.
Should have checked while we had the chance,
We got caught and they shot Lance.
There's five left and we are in a camp,
It's not good, here our beds are damp.
They won't let us eat,
But when they do there's no meat.
In the middle of Japan,
I think they just shot Dan.
I might be next,
Unless it's a test.
If things do not go my way,
I will have to give my journal away.
Hello, I am the new guy,
Here's something about me, I like pie,
Jeffery's dead,
Shot in the head.
Oh I almost forgot,
My name is Scott.
I said goodbye to my family and friends,
Who knows I might never see them again.
Just got two Japs,
Oh they had maps.
I think their names are Chong and Lee,
I let them go for their family.
Tomorrow I'm being shipped home,
Shot by a mortar, but I'm not alone.
Back across the border,
Still hurt from the mortar.
I can see my wife and kids,
Good to see my newborn did not have S.I.D.S.
On the dock,
I'm finally of the clock.
Lost count of days I have been away,
I think it's May.
My hearts full of joy,
To see my boy.