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The 'Bendler Jungles of Vietnam, a US soldier lay
As snipper's bullet from the brush, his young life stole away
In dying breath and whispered tones, I heard him proudly say
"I am just an irie soldier fighting for the USA"
For the little while he lingered
He remembered all so dear
An Irish girl so beautiful
With eyes so blue and clear
He relived the tender moments
Of the day he said goodbye
To the sweetheart he called
The Blazing Star of Athenry
Oh, may I see the dawning marks
Of the day this fight will end
And the arms of peace to everyone
Throughout this world, extend
But these thoughts I have to banish
And go on to fight or die
Like this soldier boy who loved
The Blazing Star of Athenry
He held a faded fodder graph
And beach of golds on near
These only cherished treasures
Then, he sadly gave to me
Then in thought, he drifted far away
From this far-end long to die
And in fancy to decide
His Blazing Star of Athenry
Writer(s): Johnny Mccauley
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