Hershey Cohen Orchestra feat. Jeanne Baxter
Credited on the record as Jeanne Baxter, Hershey Cohen Orch..
The Land of the U.S.A.
Green Valley AIP-1005 · USA
- Artist
- Hershey Cohen Orchestra feat. Jeanne Baxter
- Credited on the record as
- Jeanne Baxter, Hershey Cohen Orch.
- Title
- The Land of the U.S.A.
- Release
- The Land of the U.S.A. / A Prayer for Our Boys
- Label
- Green Valley # AIP-1005
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- George Green
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Lyrics
English: To all our boys in Vietnam, regardless of that state you're from / You're from a land so rich and free, where all enjoy their liberty / You're from a land less poor, and we'll help on any shore / It is the land of the U.S.A., the good old U.S.A. / You are coming back to stay in a land so rich and free... / You are the best from our own land, and prove it daily by your stand / You make us all so proud of you, and to your country you're so true / And we waiting for that day when all our boys come back to stay / In the land of the U.S.A., in the good old U.S.A., you are coming back / To the boys from our own homeland who are so far away / We are thinking of your always and we won't forget to pray / Dear father up in heaven please listen to our plea / To guide and direct and protect them over land, or air, or sea / We will write to you more often, let you know what is new / And we hope before the conflict that it will much encourage you / Dear father up in heaven please listen to our plea / To guide and direct and protect them over land, or air, or sea / We all back home are waiting for the good news to hear / That the conflict is all over and we need no more to hear / Dear father up in heaven please listen to our plea
Notes
Green Valley Records AIP-1005, red, white and blue stars-and-stripes label, ASCAP, Green Valley; Side 1: "The Land of the U.S.A." (George Green), sung by Jeanne Baxter with the Hershey Cohen Orch., time 2:05; Side 2: "A Prayer for Our Boys" (George Green), Hershey Cohen Orch., time 3:00. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
US lounge/club act: trumpeter-bandleader Hershey Cohen with vocalist Jeanne Baxter, documented on the LP 'Relax With Jeanne Baxter' (credited Jeanne Baxter with the Hershey Cohen Five, 1964). [Source: Discogs]
Themes
In collections
Jazz Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]