"I’m Proud to be the Mother of a Boy Like You" tells the tale of two mothers shipping their sons off to war. The first cries tears of joy as she is so proud that her son is going to serve his country as his father before him. The second, while resistant to let her boy go, eventually reveals that she, too, is proud of him. The song does reveal the two sides of losing a son, but presents the patriotic pride that all mothers should bear for their soldier sons. 

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"I am proud to have a boy like you, 
I am proud my boy because you're true 
to the flag your Father fought for
Bravely fought and died for too
March away and keep that flag up there 
Proudly floating in the air 
With your gun up on your shoulder 
And your uniform of blue, 
I'm proud to be the Mother of a boy like you."