Intro: Verse The sun is rising and I must leave I know that you'll be praying for me God only knows if we'll meet again Juanita My riffle's loaded and I'm prepared To shoot somebody waiting out there And though I hate this war I'd rather die than to run When I'm gone, please be strong, Juanita When I'm gone, sing a song, Juanita Then I'll hear in the wind That old song we used to sing Sing a song when I'm gone, Juanita Verse The enemy who's waiting out there Are just like us all frightened and scared They hate the war as much as we do, Juanita So if I don't come back here again Don't blame the man who killed me my friend We're just the marionettes Somebody else pulls the strings When I'm gone, please be strong, Juanita When I'm gone, sing a song, Juanita Then I'll hear in the wind That old song we used to sing Sing a song when I'm gone, Juanita Sing a song, sing a song, my love