My Daughter the Marine
       
       
       
       
      My daughter, she left home today.
      To become a better woman, they say.
      But I don't know, how can that be?
      She's already top of the heap to me.
       
      Her mind is fine, her body's grand.
      They sing her praises all over this land.
      What more could a woman want, I say.
      She's loved and adored in every way.
       
      Is she looking for a friend?
      Just then my feeble mind kicked in.
      Her search is not for friend or foe.
      She's looking for Jamie, don't you know!
       
      She holds her head straight and high.
      She doesn't let the world go by.
      She charges in with full command!
      The best from life she does demand.
       
      Now if you think my story's tall.
      You haven't met my girl at all.
      She's gorgeous, smart and proud you see.
      Some folks say she's a lot like me.
       
      That wasn't meant to be a brag.
      I look at her, my chest can't sag.
      She brings back those days gone by.
      When I faced life, eye to eye.
       
      She won't flinch, I know she won't.
      She'll march right in, run she don't!
      She'll stand the test, like you've never seen.
      She's my United States Marine!!
       
       
      With Love and Pride, Mom
       
       
       
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