Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone Goodbye my sweetheart, hello VietnamAmerica has heard the bugle call And you know it involves us one and allI don't suppose that war will ever end There's fighting that will break us up againGoodbye my darling, hello Vietnam A hill to take, a battle to be wonKiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone Goodbye my sweetheart, hello VietnamA ship is waiting for us at the dock America has trouble to be stoppedWe must stop communism in that land Or freedom will start slipping through our handsI hope and pray someday the world will learn That fires we don't put out will bigger burnWe must save freedom now at any cost Or someday our own freedom will be lostKiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone Goodbye my sweetheart, hello Vietnam