Camouflage Lyrics

I was a pfc on a search patrol huntin' charlie down.  It was in the jungle wars of '65.  My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and  alone.  And I could hear the enemy ovin' in close  outside. Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun,  and  I dug  in  scared  while I counted down my fate.  And  then  a  big marine,  a giant with a pair of friendly eyes,  appeared there at my  shoulder and said wait.  When he came in close beside  me  he said,  "don't worry son,  I'm here....if charlie wants to  tangle now  he'll  have two to dodge." I said,"well,  thanks a  lot,"  I told  him  my name and asked him his and he said,"the  boys  just call me Camouflage." Whoa Camouflage,  things are never quiet the way they seems.  Whoa Camouflage,  I was awfully glad to see this big marine.  Well, I was gonna ask him where he came from when we heard  the bullets fly- comin' through the brush and  all  around our  ears.  And  then I saw that big marine light a fire  in  his eye,  and  it was strange but but suddenly I forgot  my  fears...  Whoa Camouflage,  things are never quiet the way they seems. Whoa Camouflage,  I was awfully glad to see this big marine. We fought all  night  and side by side we took our  battle  stance.  And  I wondered how the bullets miss this man.  'Cause they seemed to go right  through him just as if he wasn't there-and in the  mornin' we  both  took a chance an ran.  And it was near the  river  bank when  the ambush came on top of us,  and I'd  thought it was  the end  we were had.  Then a bullet with my name on it came  buzzin' through  a  bush  and that big marine he just swat  it  with  his hand.	Whoa  Camouflage,  things  are never quiet the  way  they seems.  Whoa  Camouflage,  I  was awfully glad to  see  this  big marine.(And I knew there was something weird about him  ...'cause when I turned around he was pullin' a big palm tree right up  out of  the ground...  and swattin' those charlies with it from  here to  kingdom come).  When he led me out of danger,  I saw my  camp and  w
gone.  And when I got back to my hq,  I told 'em  about  my  night,  and  the  battle  I spend with  a  big  marine  named Camouflage.  When  I said his name a soldier gulped and  a  medic took  my arm and led me to a green tent on the  right.  He  said, "you may be tellin' true boy,  but this here is  Camouflage,  and he's  been  right  here since he passed away  last  night."  "But before  he went he said `semper fi` and said his only  wish  was to  save a young marine caught in a barrage.  So here,  take  his dog  tag son,  I know he'd want you to have it now," and we  both
said  a  prayer  for  a  big  marine  named Camouflage. Whoa Camouflage,  things  are  never quiet the way  they  seems.  Whoa Camouflage,  I was awfully glad to see this big marine.  So  next time you're in a jungle fight,  and feel a presence near, or hear a  voice  that  in your mind will lodge  just  be  thankful  that you're  not alone and you've got some company from a  big  marine the boys call Camouflage.