All my I knew Tommy Brown We grew up together in the hometown I never thought Tommy was a bad guy But folks would whispered when he walked by
Tom, Tom, Tommy Brown meanest boy in all the said he'd turned out bad They said he had stole and I he had But offered him a helping hand They just went and said over
Oh Tom, Tom, Brown meanest boy in all the town I a girl named Betty Lou strange thing was Tom loved her too She was kind to him and to understand if somebody loved him he could be a man
The three of us were the best of And stuck together through thick and But we all knew that the would come have to choose between me and Tom
Oh Tom, Tom, Tommy Brown meanest boy in all the Then Pearl Harbor and the war was on I the call and so did Tom When we laughed at Betty we would see She had her choice and the guy was me
We landed in the fighting was hard Many were and the rest were tired Every man there his very best But who was the one that I'd to rest
Tom, Tom, Brown bravest boy in all the town We were both in a fox hole the were flying an enemy soldier slipped up behind He aimed at me but Tom acted He jumped and I heard the blast
I got the soldier too I could see 'Cause Tom stopped the that was meant for me His body crumpled the smoke cleared And it to me he had a smile on his face
So Tom, Tom, Brown bravest boy in all the town We buried him and left across the sea I wrote these words he died for me And nobody knew but the one of us he to save the boy she loved Tom, Tom, Tommy Brown boy in all the town Tom, Tom, Tommy Brown boy in all the town