Camouflage
1986 · I.R.S. 52875 · USA
- Artist
- Stan Ridgeway
- Title
- Camouflage
- Release
- Camouflage / Stormy Side of Town
- Year
- 1986
- Label
- I.R.S. # 52875
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Camouflage (Ridgeway, Stan) "I was a P.F.C. on a search patrol, huntin' Charlie down It was in the jungle wars of '65 My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone And I could hear the enemy movin' in close outside Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate And then a big Marine a giant, with a pair of friendly eyes Appeared there at my shoulder and said "Wait." When he came in close beside me, he said "Don't worry, son, I'm here If Charlie wants to tangle now, he'll have two to dodge" I said, "Well, thanks a lot!" I told him my name and asked him his And he said "The boys just call me Camouflage" Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage Things are never quite the way they seem Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage I was awfully glad to see this big Marine Well, I was gonna ask him where he came from, when we heard the bullets fly Comin' through the brush, and all around our ears It was then I saw this big Marine light a fire in his eye And it was strange, but suddenly, I forgot my fears Well, we fought all night, side by side, we took our battle stance And I wondered how the bullets missed this man 'Cause they seemed to go right…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American singer Stan Ridgway (Wall of Voodoo), born 5 April 1954 in Barstow, California ('Camouflage'). [Source: Wikipedia]