A Few Miles From Saigon
1965 · Carney 1007 · Greenwood Lake, New York
- Artist
- Dolores Hawkins
- Title
- A Few Miles From Saigon
- Release
- A Few Miles From Saigon / Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Carney # 1007
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Greenwood Lake, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- R. Carney, B. Stegmeyer
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "A Few Miles From Saigon" "A few miles from Saigon is the end of the earth
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: A few miles from Saigon is the end of the earth / My Johnny is missing, near the end of the earth / I few miles from Saigon is a lifetime away / And missing in action is all they could say / He said he'd marry me
Notes
Carney Records 45-1007 (S4KM 9350), yellow label, Box 834, Greenwood Lake, New York; "A Few Miles From Saigon" (R. Carney, B. Stegmeyer), time 2:51, Kati Kris Mus. Co., ASCAP; arranged and conducted by Bill Stegmeyer. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Brooklyn, New York. Died Clearwater, Florida.