Freedom Boys
Tin Pan Alley 53-549 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Mike Thomas
- Title
- Freedom Boys
- Release
- Too Young / Freedom Boys
- Label
- Tin Pan Alley # 53-549
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Glenn Dalman
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Freedom Boys (Thomas, Mike) Song poem. Garage rock. Patriotic. Combat description. Anti-communist "The sunsets in its usual way, he made it through another day Another day of grime and mud, another day of sweat and blood Here like 10 thousand others guys, made it through this day alive But some didn't make this day we're through, but paid them with there highest due Caught ? an ambush ? each trying hard to close the gap Paying with their youthful lives, leaving lover and a wife Why must this awful war go on, why overseas in Vietnam Why must we pay this terrible price, in human torment and in life Why can't they eat and ? come home and live in freedom's land Because my son if we quit now and pull our troops above the ground Of each and every hill we've won, that country soon would be overrun And commie flags would fly over there and justice soon fly everywhere So here is to you boy, son and man, we give you boys a great big hand A great big thanks for all you've done, not for terror ? But for a freedom you preserve, may god grant blessing you deserve"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "Freedom Boys" - Label: Tin Pan Alley # 53-549 - Songwriter: Glenn Dalman - Song poem. Garage rock. - Patriotic. Combat description. - Anti-communist "The sunsets in its usual way, he made it through another day / Another day of grime and mud, another day of sweat and blood / Here like 10 thousand others guys, made it through this day alive / But some didn't make this day we're through, but paid them with there highest due / Caught ? an ambush ? each trying hard to close the gap / Paying with their youthful lives, leaving lover and a wife / Why must this awful war go on, why overseas in Vietnam / Why must we pay this terrible price, in human torment and in life / Why can't they eat and ? come home and live in freedom's land / Because my son if we quit now and pull our troops above the ground / Of each and every hill we've won, that country soon would be overrun / And commie flags would fly over there and justice soon fly everywhere / So here is to you boy, son and man, we give you boys a great big hand / A great big thanks for all you've done, not for terror ? / But for a freedom you preserve, may god grant blessing you deserve"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American song-poem vocalist: house singer for the New York-based Tin Pan Alley song-poem label in the 1960s, credited with recording thousands of song-poems, including many Vietnam-themed titles; 'A Fearless Soldier' (1967) was anthologised on Bear Family's 'Next Stop Is Vietnam' (2010). Personal identity and biographical details are not documented in verified sources. [Source: Bear Family 'Next Stop Is Vietnam' / song-poem collector archives]
Themes
In collections
Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs