Daniel Lee — 1965 lyrics

Lyrics

Now he didn’t ask to go, but ol Sammy called his number.
he boarded that greyhound bus and said goodbye to his mother.
headed for Fort Benning Georgia basic training in the summer.
he said I was young and tough but that ol drill Sargent was tougher.
yellin y’all gonna learn how to suffer.
I’m gonna make a man of all you chumps.
they shaved his head and gave him a number.