We Want War
1966 · Philips 319870 BF · Belgium
- Artist
- Ferre Grignard
- Title
- We Want War
- Release
- Ring Ring I've Got to Sing / We Want War
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Philips # 319870 BF
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Belgium
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Ferre Grinard, Skiffle artist born (13 March 1939) and died (8 August 1982) in Antwerpen, Belgium, released the contemporary protest song "We Want War" (Philips # 319870 BF) recorded in English.1 The lyrics had a sarcastic tone, suggesting that "we want another war... that's what we're living' for". The narrator said "we'll fight the yellow race, the reds... we'll fight the Viets". Sources1Wikipedia: Ferre Grignard↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Lordy, Lordy with your bloody ways / Send down the bomb at us 'till the earth she sways / Send down the friggin' pest / For men we will not rest / We want another war / Somethin' to figtin' for / We'll fight segregation, we'll fight the black / We'll fight the yellow race, the reds and then black / We want to hold a gun and shoot / That's why we were born / And we want the bomb to boot / Or mankind is forlorn / So give us war! war! war! like it ever was before / We'll fight the Viets / We'll fight the beatniks too / We'll fight anybody / That's what we're livin' for / We will creep upon them in the middle of night / And all we got to do is / Think that we're right
About the artist
born (13 March 1939) and died (8 August 1982) in Antwerpen, Belgium
Themes
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]