Not Another Viet Nam
A Single 'O 1001 · USA
- Artist
- The "Perry" Bros
- Title
- Not Another Viet Nam
- Release
- Not Another Viet Nam / I Woke Up This Morning
- Label
- A Single 'O # 1001
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Not Another Viet Nam (The "Perry" Bro's). Country. Patriotic. Reference to WW2 and Korea. About loss of two brothers. "In World War Two our Jack was lost at sea Korea took the brother next to me I'm the only one left to protect our mum So don't let them start them start another Vietnam She cried so hard when word came home of Jack I was such a little fellow them, but I remember back How my brother Eddie said we must be brave Now he's all alone out there, in a cold Korean grave But if I must die for what I feel is right Then let them take my life this very night I'll give my all for freedom and mum But don't let them start another Vietnam So I joined up to keep our country free I'm no hero, and I don't want to be I just want to know that when the fighting is done That they'll never start another Vietnam Dear god, not another Vietnam"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Not Another Viet Nam (The "Perry" Bro's). Country. Patriotic. Reference to WW2 and Korea. About loss of two brothers. "In World War Two our Jack was lost at sea / Korea took the brother next to me / I'm the only one left to protect our mum / So don't let them start them start another Vietnam / She cried so hard when word came home of Jack / I was such a little fellow them, but I remember back / How my brother Eddie said we must be brave / Now he's all alone out there, in a cold Korean grave / But if I must die for what I feel is right / Then let them take my life this very night / I'll give my all for freedom and mum / But don't let them start another Vietnam / So I joined up to keep our country free / I'm no hero, and I don't want to be / I just want to know that when the fighting is done / That they'll never start another Vietnam / Dear god, not another Vietnam"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "Not Another Viet Nam" b/w "I Woke Up This Morning" (Single 'O Records 1001, 1967, country), pressed by Sound Of Nashville; anthologised on "Cold War Countdown: Country Music Goes To War (1952-1972)" (2019). No biographical information is documented. [Source: Discogs]