Conscientious Objector (I Shall Die)
1972 · Warner Bros. BS 2609 · Burbank, California
- Artist
- Mary Travers
- Title
- Conscientious Objector (I Shall Die)
- Release
- Morning glory
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- Warner Bros. # BS 2609
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Burbank, California, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
"Conscientious Objector (I Shall Die)" (Warner Bros. Records # BS 2609) Anti-war, singer-songwriter. "I shall die but that is all I shall do for Death I hear him leading his horse out of the stall I hear the clatter on the barn floor He is in haste, he has business in Cuba Business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning But I will not hold the bridle while he cinches the girth and he may mount by himself I will not give him a leg up Though he flick my shoulders with his whip I will not tell him which way the fox ran And with his hoof on my breast I will not tell him where the black boy hides in the swamp... I will not tell him the whereabouts of my enemies either Though he promises me much, I will not map him the route... Am I a spy in the land of the living, that I should deliver men to Death? Brother, the password and the plans of our city are safe with me Never through me shall you be overcome"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
"Conscientious Objector (I Shall Die)" (Warner Bros. Records # BS 2609) Anti-war, singer-songwriter. "I shall die but that is all I shall do for Death / I hear him leading his horse out of the stall / I hear the clatter on the barn floor / He is in haste, he has business in Cuba / Business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning / But I will not hold the bridle while he cinches the girth / And he may mount by himself I will not give him a leg up / Though he flick my shoulders with his whip / I will not tell him which way the fox ran / And with his hoof on my breast / I will not tell him where the black boy hides in the swamp... / I will not tell him the whereabouts of my enemies either / Though he promises me much, I will not map him the route... / Am I a spy in the land of the living, that I should deliver men to Death? / Brother, the password and the plans of our city are safe with me / Never through me shall you be overcome"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary), born 9 November 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky; died 16 September 2009 in Danbury, Connecticut. [Source: Wikipedia]