From Viet Nam to Dolan

Annotation

From Viet Nam to Dolan (Buck Griffin) (Foundation Records # 10415). 1967 Rockabilly. Soldier discharged from army following injury in Vietnam. On bus home, can't wait for the celebrations in his little town, there will be a parade where he will be the main attraction, and he'll kiss his family and sweetheart. Image of veterans returning home as heroes in small town, 1964. May have been different in the early 1970s.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Well, I just got back from Vietnam / Caught a little shrapnel from a bomb / Caught a discharge and on my way to Dolan / So Mr. bus rider keep jamming those gears / I ain't seen my baby for about two years / Hurry up boy, tonight I'll hold my woman / She and the whole town's out waiting for me... / I wish you wouldn't take that coffee break / I'll be glad to buy a t-bone steak / I can hardly wait, just get me to my home / Oh don't ask us things about Vietnam... / It's been a long long time since I had a kiss / From mum and dad and my little sis / I'm sure gonna plant a big one on my woman / Now the mayor gonna have a big parade for me / That ain't all there's gonna be / So keep your motor humming, keep this bus going / I'll be the main attraction, there's gonna be a whole lot of action / For me and my baby and my little home town Dolan

Notes

Foundation Records, Box 10415, Midwest City, Oklahoma; 10415-B (FN25); "From Viet Nam to Dolan" (Buck Griffin), Visual Hits (B.M.I.), 2:08. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Albert C. 'Buck' Griffin (1923-2009), born in Corsicana, Texas, was a country/rockabilly singer-songwriter on Lin, MGM and his own labels; 'From Vietnam to Dolan' (Foundation 415, c. 1967, recorded in Oklahoma City) is documented in Praguefrank's discography. He died in Sayre, Oklahoma. [Source: Wikipedia; Praguefrank's]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective

In collections

US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]