I remember when I was a barefooted boy climbing in a sycamore tree.
  But now I'm a little older, got a rifle on my shoulder. Some fool made a soldier of me.
  
  Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha! And I ride in the rough calva'ry.
  Got a pretty gal waitin' for me while I rot here in the Army. Some fool made a soldier of me.
  
  I told her we'd marry and build us a home and raise us a big family.
  But she's givin' all her charms to a blue uniform. Some fool made a soldier of me.
  
  Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha! And I ride in the rough calva'ry.
  The day's getting' hotter. I'm near out of water. Some fool made a soldier of me.
  
  I told Gen'ral Custer I'm a-dyin' of thirst and the heat is a-getting' to me.
  But he said, "Have no fear. There's a big river near." Some fool made a soldier of me.
  
  Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha! And I ride in the rough calva'ry.
  We'll get there in the morn to Little Big Horn.
  Hey, Gen'ral Custer. I think I see an Indian over there. Yeah! Ask her if she's got a friend for me!
  Some fool made a soldier of me.