The Draft
1965 · Rust R-5095 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The In Group
- Title
- The Draft
- Release
- The Draft / Pocashudin
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Rust # R-5095
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- J. Spofford
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Draft, The (In Group, The) (Rust Records # R-5095) - New York based sub-label of Laurie Records. Contemporary folk song. Humor.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: 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
Notes
Rust Records R 5095, Rust Records Inc, New York, matrix S4KM 4481; "The Draft" (J. Spofford), 1:55, Miratron Mus., BMI; produced by Reynolds & Carroll. [From the record sleeve and labels]