Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
There is an old messhall, not far away
Where we get pork and beans, three times a day.
Ham and eggs we never see, even when we're on KP
And we are gradually fading away.
chorus: Old soldiers never die,
Never die, never die,
Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
Privates they love their beer, three times a day.
Corporals, they love their stripes, and that ain't hay
Sergeants put you through the mill. They just drill and drill, and they will drill until they fade away.
Chorus
Young soldiers shine their shoes three time a day
Young soldiers go on leave; they know the way
Young soldiers say goodbye, kiss the girls and make them cry
Then the girls all wonder why they fade away
Chorus
Washington, Grant and Lee were all tried and true
Eisenhower, Bradley and MacAuthor too
They will live forever more, till the world is done with war
Then they'll close that final door, fading away
Chorus
They just fade away.
There is an old messhall, not far away
Where we get pork and beans, three times a day.
Ham and eggs we never see, even when we're on KP
And we are gradually fading away.
chorus: Old soldiers never die,
Never die, never die,
Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
Privates they love their beer, three times a day.
Corporals, they love their stripes, and that ain't hay
Sergeants put you through the mill. They just drill and drill, and they will drill until they fade away.
Chorus
Young soldiers shine their shoes three time a day
Young soldiers go on leave; they know the way
Young soldiers say goodbye, kiss the girls and make them cry
Then the girls all wonder why they fade away
Chorus
Washington, Grant and Lee were all tried and true
Eisenhower, Bradley and MacAuthor too
They will live forever more, till the world is done with war
Then they'll close that final door, fading away
Chorus