[Verse 1]
He's five-foot two, he's six-feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of 31
And he's only 17
He's been a soldier for a thousand years

[Verse 2]
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Zen
A Buddhist, a Baptist and a Jew
He knows he shouldn't kill
But he knows he always will
Kill you my friend for me and me for you

[Verse 3]
He's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France
He's fighting for the USA
He's fighting for the Russians
And he's fighting for Japan
And he thinks he'll put an end to war that way

[Verse 4]
He's fighting for democracy, he's fighting for the reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one that must decide
Who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall
[Verse 5]
But without him how could Hitler have condemned them at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
As a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on

[Verse 6]
Yes, he is a universal soldier and he really is to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from him and you and me
And brother can't you see
This is not the way to put an end to war?