Vietnam
2005 · Poison Apple 3420 · Fitzgerald, Georgia
- Artist
- Abner Jay
- Title
- Vietnam
- Release
- Terrible Comedy Blues
- Year
- 2005
- Label
- Poison Apple # 3420
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA
- Genre
- Blues · Country Blues
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
The song "Vietnam" (Poison Apple Records # 3420) by Abner Jay, released in 1968, told the story of a young man drafted to fight the "terrible" war in Vietnam. Jay famously played the "bones" - a musical style that involved playing percussive rhythms using dried out cow and chicken bones.1 Featured on the 2003 compilation One Man Band (Subliminal Sounds # SUBCD-7).Sources1rhythmbones.com↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: It's really terrible about this Vietnam War / A young boy was in here last night / He had just been drafted / He had to go to Vietnam... / And he had his girlfriend with him and she was crying... / It was hard when he left... / Vietnam, oh Vietnam / Look for me boys, here I come, I'm going away
Notes
Also on the compilation One Man Band (Subliminal Sounds SUBCD-7, 2003).
About the artist
American one-man band, born 1921 near Fitzgerald, Georgia; died 1993. [Source: Wikipedia]