Suzy Said, "Don'T Join The Corps"

Suzy said to me one day long ago
(Suzy said to me one day long ago)
Said, honey, please don't join the Corps
(Said, "Honey, please don't join the Corps")

They like to do nothing but a-fuss and fight
(They like to do nothing but a-fuss and fight)
And they look kind of weird with those high-end tights
(They look kind of weird with those high-end tights)

They got poor table manners and they are so crude
(Poor table manners and they are so crude)
They got a warped sense of humor, and their jokes are rude
(They got a warped sense of humor, and their jokes are rude)

I said, "Suzy, let me tell you what I'll do"
(Suzy, let me tell you what I'll do)
I'll join the Corps just for a year or two
(I'll join the Corps just for a year or two)

So I pack my trash and I head up for the plane
(I pack my trash and I head up for the plane)
I went to the place where they made Marines
(I went to the place where they made Marines)

Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)

Parris Island was the name of the place
(Parris Island was the name of the place)
The first thing I saw was a drill instructor's face
(The first thing I saw was a drill instructor's face)

Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)

He had razor pieces and a Smokey bear
(He had razor pieces and a Smokey bear)
Mountain-climbing privates were everywhere
(Mountain-climbing privates were everywhere)

Now Suzy said, "It's me or the Corps"
Suzy said, "It's me or the Corps"
I can't take this life anymore
(I can't take this life anymore)

I looked at her with a big old grin
(I looked at her with a big old grin)
I hadn't seen Suzy since I don't know when
(I hadn't seen Suzy since I don't know when)

Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Take it! (Take it!)
I got it! (I got it!)

A left, right, right, you lefty, right-a-lay-o
(A left, right, right, you lefty, right-a-lay-o)
A lefty right-a-lay-o
(A lefty right-a-lay-o)

A left right-lay-o
(A left right-lay-o)
A low right-lay-o
(A low right-lay-o)

Hello, ha-di-do
(Hello, ha-di-do)