Our little army boy
Anak tentara kecil kita
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
Pulang dari B.F.P.O.
I've a bunch of purple flowers
Aku punya banyak bunga ungu
To decorate a mammy's hero.
Menghias pahlawan mammy.

Mourning in the aerodrome,
Berkabung di lapangan terbang,
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Cuaca lebih hangat, dia lebih dingin.
Four men in uniform
Empat pria berseragam
To carry home my little soldier.
Untuk membawa pulang tentara kecilku.

“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a rock star.”
Seharusnya bintang rock. “
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
Tapi dia tidak punya uang untuk membeli gitar.
“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a politician.”
Seharusnya seorang politisi. “
But he never had a proper education.
Tapi dia tidak pernah memiliki pendidikan yang layak.
“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a father.”
Seharusnya sudah menjadi ayah. “
But he never even made it to his twenties.
Tapi dia bahkan tidak pernah mencapai usia dua puluhan.
What a waste —
Sayang sekali —
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara
Ooh, what a waste of
Ooh, apa pemborosan
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara

Tears o'er a tin box.
Air mata menyapu kotak kaleng.
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know,
Oh, Yesus Kristus, dia tidak tahu,
Like a chicken with a fox,
Seperti ayam dengan rubah,
He couldn't win the war with ego.
Dia tidak bisa memenangkan perang dengan ego.

Give the kid the pick of pips,
Berikan anak itu pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Dan berikan semua garis dan pita Anda.
Now he's sitting in his hole,
Sekarang dia duduk di dalam lubangnya,
He might as well have buttons and bows.
Dia mungkin juga memiliki tombol dan busur.

“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a rock star.”
Seharusnya bintang rock. “
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
Tapi dia tidak punya uang untuk membeli gitar.
“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a politician.”
Seharusnya seorang politisi. “
But he never had a proper education.
Tapi dia tidak pernah memiliki pendidikan yang layak.
“What could he do?
“Apa yang bisa dia lakukan?
Should have been a father.”
Seharusnya sudah menjadi ayah. “
But he never even made it to his twenties.
Tapi dia bahkan tidak pernah mencapai usia dua puluhan.
What a waste —
Sayang sekali —
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara
Ooh, what a waste of
Ooh, apa pemborosan
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara
Ooh, what a waste of all that
Ooh, apa pemborosan semua itu
Army dreamers,
Pemimpi tentara,
Army dreamers,
Pemimpi tentara,
Army dreamers, oh…
Pemimpi tentara, oh …

(“B.F.P.O.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum…
Apakah-n-did-n-did-n-dum …
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum…
Apakah-n-did-n-did-n-dum …
(“Mammy's hero.”)
(“Pahlawan Mammy.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
Army Dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara
(“Mammy's hero.”)
(“Pahlawan Mammy.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
No harm heroes.
Tak ada salahnya pahlawan.
(“Mammy's hero.”)
(“Pahlawan Mammy.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
(“B.F.P.O.”)
Army dreamers.
Pemimpi tentara