Ballad of the Green Berets
Barry Sadler * Track #19 On More American Graffiti: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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- #19Ballad of the Green Berets
Barry Sadler
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Ballad of the Green Berets by Barry Sadler
Performed by
Barry SadlerAbout
Barry Sadler was a twenty-five year old active duty Green Beret medic in 1966 when he first performed “Ballad of the Green Berets” on The Ed Sullivan Show. The song soon reached number one in the charts and eventually sold eight million copies. Sadler’s performance and the song’s popularity celebrat...
Ballad of the Green Berets Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
[Chorus]
Silver wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
[Verse 2]
Trained to live off nature's land
Trained in combat hand to hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage take from the Green Beret
[Chorus]
Silver wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
[Verse 3]
Back at home a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He had died for those oppressed
Leaving her this last request
[Chorus]
Put silver wings on my son's chest
Make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret
Ballad of the Green Berets Q&A
Who wrote Ballad of the Green Berets's ?
Ballad of the Green Berets was written by Barry Sadler.