Ode to Vietnam

Annotation

Ode to Vietnam (Sims, Jimy) Country. Longview, Texas, USA. My Lai / Calley. Patriotic, anti-war. 'I won't go to Vietnam' - people say, Uncle Sam will put them in prison. Then Calley follows orders at My Lai, he is in prison. So who is the enemy? VC women and children carry guns Set Calley free and stop the war in Vietnam

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs

Ode to Vietnam (Sims, Jimy) - Country. Longview, Texas, USA. My Lai / Calley. Patriotic, anti-war. - 'I won't go to Vietnam' - people say, Uncle Sam will put them in prison. - Then Calley follows orders at My Lai, he is in prison. - So who is the enemy? VC women and children carry guns - Set Calley free and stop the war in Vietnam "How many times have you heard a man say I won't go to Vietnam / I won't kill those people no matter what you say / And they'll go to jail thanks to Uncle Sam / And then there are people like Lt. Calley who fight and never ask why / But when their job is done and by carrying out their orders / They're told what's been done is not right / So please tell me this, is this land really his? / This land of the brave and the free / Won't you please tell me if you can, just who is our enemy / A VC woman and her children carry guns / And that doesn't make then a friend / So in there you go, destroy the folk / They must die by your own hand / A child needs a father like Lt. Calley / A woman needs her man / So please hear my plea, set William Calley free / And stop the whole war in Vietnam / Please stop the whole war in Vietnam".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Themes

Anti-Protest · Patriotic · My Lai · Pro-Calley · VC · Anti-War · Calley-Order · Calley-Chaos · Calley-Justice

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My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs