I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama
1971 SONG COMPOSED BY JOHN LENNON WITH LYRICS BY JOHN LENNON PERFORMED BY JOHN LENNON
I don't want to be a soldier; I Don't Want to Be a Soldier; I Don't Want to Be a Soldier, Mama, I Don't Want to Die
"I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier, Mama" (also known as "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" and “I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier, Mama, I Don’t Wanna Die”) is a song written and performed by John Lennon, and released in 1971 as the fifth track on his second studio album, Imagine. The song's lyrics oppose the expectations of society.