Soldadito de La Patria

I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

I hadn't been down to town in a while
Been busy planting some seeds
And just that Sunday when I did
The guys from the barracks came to pick me up (I'm a soldier of the homeland)

According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

I'm a soldier who left my land behind
My family and what I could have had
Even my dog, my little pup is sad
Since the day they took me to the barracks

I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

Little soldier, as my girlfriend calls me
In her letters she writes me month after month
Little soldier who feels lonely and blue
Very different from what she might think

I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

What happens is I've lived among the cows
And from the rifle to the shit pile there's a long way
I was raised to face other tasks
Very different from marching and puffing out my chest (I'm a soldier of the homeland)

According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

And since I had no way to pay for my release
Here I am with my rifle and uniform
Waiting for the time to get out
Like someone waiting
For the day and not the night (I'm a soldier of the homeland)

According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant

I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant
I'm a soldier of the homeland
According to my lieutenant