The Marines are sending my boyfriend Somewhere across the sea I know I'll cry my heart out When they take him from me How could they be so mean To my little Marine He's really all that I've got And I love him an awful lot The Marines are sending my boyfriend Somewhere across the sea I know I'll cry my heart out When they take him from me Oh, my little Marine Though I'll have oceans between You'll still be all that I've got And I love you an awful lot