Gene Autry — Old Soldiers Never Die

[Intro] Fade away, fade away [Chorus] Old soldiers never die Never die, never die Old soldiers never die They just fade away [Verse 1] On the seventh of December In the year of '41 The free world met disaster At the hands of the Rising Sun From the bastions of Corregidor Pearl Harbor and Bataan Came the sound of war and fury And the death march of freeman [Chorus] Old soldiers never die Never die, never die Old soldiers never die They just fade away Old soldiers never die [Verse 2] Then from the land of way down under A mighty voice did say Our cause is just, in God we trust I will return someday From Mindanao to Tarawa Our battle song it grew Until on Suribachi At last old glory flew [Chorus] Old soldiers never die Never die, never die Old soldiers never die They just fade away Old soldiers never die [Verse 3] From Iwo, Leyte, and a Thousand Isles Our just cause never ceased Until one day, he did return And once more, there was peace And now somewhere, there stands the man His duty o'er and won The world will never forget him To him, we say, "Well done" [Chorus] Old soldiers never die Never die, never die Old soldiers never die They just fade away Old soldiers never die