What shall I tell my son? What shall I tell my son?
What shall I tell my son, mister? Can you tell me what to say?
I taught him that he should share love and brotherhood
But he knows life ain't that way
What shall I tell my son, mister?
I taught him fight was wrong
What shall I tell my son, mister?
But don't you think he saw men going up to war
And we've been in Vietnam too long
Yeah, now that a man walked on the moon
He wonders if there are some folks up there
Oh, got children going home
Like so many thousands down here
And I ask you
What shall I tell my son, mister?
Want to know will your statements be true?
When he becomes a man
Do you think he can
Have the same advantages as you do?
What am I gonna tell my son?
What shall I tell my son?
And I want to know
What shall I tell my son?
Want to know, want to know, want to know
What shall I tell my son?
What shall I tell my son?
What shall I tell my son?