Draft
1965 · Rust R-5095 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The In Group
- Title
- Draft
- Release
- The Draft / Pocashudin
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Rust # R-5095
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
Annotation
Draft, The (In Group, The) (Rust Records # R-5095) - New York based sub-label of Laurie Records. Contemporary folk song. Humor. "Oh the war of 1812 was fought for the King of England But his navy wasn't big enough to defend his sacred ground... Draft, draft, draft, there gonna grab you son They'll take your wife and children next, a gun for everyone Apparently the army boys are yellow through and through Cause of every time we fight a war the volunteers won't do See now the Congress pass the law, another source of graft To send are young and strong to war, victims of the draft... To sending men to rocket ships to march across the moon ? boys won't return, those generals they all laughed We give them one way tickets because we've always got the draft Now finally the world's at peace, aggression is not attempted... Selective service now assured, the country's over-staffed So all you brave and strong young men are destined for the draft"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
Draft, The (In Group, The) (Rust Records # R-5095) - New York based sub-label of Laurie Records. Contemporary folk song. Humor. "Oh the war of 1812 was fought for the King of England / But his navy wasn't big enough to defend his sacred ground... / Draft, draft, draft, there gonna grab you son / They'll take your wife and children next, a gun for everyone / Apparently the army boys are yellow through and through / Cause of every time we fight a war the volunteers won't do / See now the Congress pass the law, another source of graft / To send are young and strong to war, victims of the draft... / To sending men to rocket ships to march across the moon / ? boys won't return, those generals they all laughed / We give them one way tickets because we've always got the draft / Now finally the world's at peace, aggression is not attempted... / Selective service now assured, the country's over-staffed / So all you brave and strong young men are destined for the draft"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "The Draft" b/w "Pocashudin" (Rust Records R 5095, 1965, US, folk-styled novelty on the war draft). Garage Hangover's Rust label page does not mention the act, and no members or location were found. [Source: Discogs; Garage Hangover (checked)]