[Verse 1]
I am my mama's darlin' boy
I am my mama's darlin' boy
I am my mama's darlin' boy
Sing a little tune called "Soldier's Joy"

[Verse 2]
A grasshopper sittin' on a sweet potato vine
A grasshopper sittin' on a sweet potato vine
A grasshopper sittin' on a sweet potato vine
Along come a chicken and says "He's mine!"

[Verse 3]
Well, rock that cradle, Julie
Rock that cradle, Julie
Rock that cradle, Julie
Don't let that baby cry

[Verse 4]
Rock that cradle, Julie
Rock that cradle, Julie
Rock that cradle, Julie
And keep that baby warm

[Verse 5]
I'm gonna get a drink, don't you wanna go?
I'm gonna get a drink, don't you wanna go?
I'm gonna get a drink, don't you wanna go?
Whole lot of soldier's joy
[Verse 6]
It's twenty-five cents for the morphine
It's fifteen cents for the beer
It's twenty-five cеnts for the morphine
Gonna drink me away from hеre