Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
1968 · Reveal R-10-67 · San Antonio, Texas
- Artist
- Red River Dave
- Title
- Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
- Release
- Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Tender Touch
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Reveal # R-10-67
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Dave McEnery
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Reveal Records # R-10-67) Red River Dave (aka David McEnery) - he also composed the Vietnam War song It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam), released as a single in 1965 by Ernest Tubb. Country music. About a country singer who died in Vietnam. He left this song behind, in which he expressed patriotic support. Praise for the flag. Fight for liberty. Religion. Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere While I fight for god and country across the sea... And tell my son I died for liberty From the great smokey mountains to the jungles of Vietnam... He was a hillbilly singer from the land of Uncle Sam... In the dark bloody jungles with the Vietcong in wait One night he took his buddies on patrol In the fire fight that followed he met a soldier's fate... The next day we shipped a brave young body home Down in the rice fields and paddies here in bloody no man's land They'll echo to the memory of his song... There's a green peaceful valley in the hills of Tennessee There's a soldier boy now sleeping beneath the sun And chiseled on his tombstone for Americans to sea Is the song he wrote for his…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Reveal Records # R-10-67) Red River Dave (aka David McEnery) - he also composed the Vietnam War song It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam), released as a single in 1965 by Ernest Tubb. Country music. About a country singer who died in Vietnam. He left this song behind, in which he expressed patriotic support. Praise for the flag. Fight for liberty. Religion. Keep that star spangled banner waving somewhere / While I fight for god and country across the sea... / And tell my son I died for liberty / From the great Smokey Mountains to the jungles of Vietnam... / He was a hillbilly singer from the land of Uncle Sam... / In the dark bloody jungles with the Vietcong in wait / One night he took his buddies on patrol / In the fire fight that followed he met a soldier's fate... / The next day we shipped a brave young body home / Down in the rice fields and paddies here in bloody no man's land / They'll echo to the memory of his song... / There's a green peaceful valley in the hills of Tennessee / There's a soldier boy now sleeping beneath the sun / And chiselled on his tombstone for Americans to sea / Is…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 15 December 1914, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Died 15 January 15, 2002