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Listen to Ballads of the Green Berets by SSgt. Barry Sadler
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
SSgt. Barry Sadler
SSgt. Barry Sadler
Performer
Sid Bass
Sid Bass
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
SSgt. Barry Sadler
SSgt. Barry Sadler
Composer
Robin Moore
Robin Moore
Composer
Sid Bass
Sid Bass
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andy Wiswell
Andy Wiswell
Producer

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
[Verse 2]
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]
Trained to live off nature's land
Trained in combat, hand-to-hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage peak from the Green Beret
[Verse 4]
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 5]
Back at home a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed
Leaving her his last request
[Verse 6]
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
Written by: Robin Moore, SSgt. Barry Sadler

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