Up in the mornin′ way too soon
I went to the mess hall on my knees
Sayin' cow killa′ cow killa' feed me please
He looked at me with a big ol' grin
If you wanna be a GI you gotta be thin
I wanna be a drill instructor
I wanna cut off all of ma′ hair
I wanna be a drill instructor
I wanna earn that smokey bear
Mothers of America Meek and Mile
Send to me your sweet young child
We′ll make him drill an' we′ll make him run
We'll make some changes in your young son
Mothers of America Meek and Mile
Don′t you worry 'bout your young child
We′re gonna make him drill we're gonna make him run