He's an American boy with his hair combed back
He's gonna buy himself a nice new car
He's gonna marry one of them pretty cookin' wives
And die alone in a big old house
Oh, he was an American boy
He gonna get a job that pays real well
Go on vacation every year
Have a fine young boy for the N.F.L.
All without having to shed a tear
Oh, he was an American boy
Yeah, the American boy he is older now
He's been shortened by the weight on his back
He finally takes a look around to see
There were a lot of other things that he could have been
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy
Oh, he was an American boy