Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam
Sherwood G-1321 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Lance Hill
- Title
- Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam
- Release
- Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam / Kentucky, the Blue Grass State
- Label
- Sherwood # G-1321
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Kenneth Hull, Violet Ledford
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Memories of a G.I. in Vietnam (Hill, Lance) Song-poem. Country. Plight. Nashville, Tennessee, USA. "The blue hills, the green fields, the blue hills of home This G.I. is dreaming of the green fields of old I'm thinking today of the friends I will meet In the yesterday valley down memory street For my life is rigged from beginning to end Well I know that I still live in the heart of my friends The blue hills, the green fields, the blue hills of home This G.I. is dreaming of the green fields of old I'm thinking today of my poor USA Where the stars and the stripes shall forever wave Where I can still kneel at the foot of the cross and worship my god... I'm thankful today for those blue hills of home For memories of freedoms and the joys I have known Now when the leaves scatter and fall to the ground I'll gather these memories...this love I have known This G.I. is dreaming of the sweet piece of home"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "Memories of a G.I. in Vietnam" - Label: Sherwood Records # G-1321 - Songwriter: Kenneth Hull, Violet Ledford - Song-poem. Country. Plight - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Patriotic soldier's perspective - Stars and stripes (flag symbol) - Free to worship god (religion) "The blue hills, the green fields, the blue hills of home / This G.I. is dreaming of the green fields of old / I'm thinking today of the friends I will meet / In the yesterday valley down memory street / For my life is rigged from beginning to end / Well I know that I still live in the heart of my friends / The blue hills, the green fields, the blue hills of home / This G.I. is dreaming of the green fields of old / I'm thinking today of my poor USA / Where the stars and the stripes shall forever wave / Where I can still kneel at the foot of the cross and worship my god... / I'm thankful today for those blue hills of home / For memories of freedoms and the joys I have known / Now when the leaves scatter and fall to the ground / I'll gather these memories...this love I have known / This G.I. is dreaming of the sweet piece of home"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
In collections
Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs