What We're Fighting For

Annotation

The song What We're Fighting For (Dudley, Dave). Written by Tom T. Hall. Patriotic.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: My dearest Mama they just gave us time to write / I miss you and there's something on my mind tonight / At mail call I received your letter here today / But I don't understand the things you say / You tell me there are people marching in our streets / The signs they carry say that we don't fight for peace / There's not a soldier in this foreign land who likes this war / Oh Mama tell them what we're fighting for / Tell them that we're fighting for the old Red White and Blue / Did they forget Pearl Harbour and Korea too / Another flag must never fly above our nation's door / Oh Mama tell them what we're fighting for / From Maine to California there are many noble men / Who know the price of war and pray we'd never fight again / But the world must learn that we will fight we will protect our shore / Oh mama tell them what we're fighting for

Notes

Mercury 72500, matrix YW1-33650; "What We're Fighting For" (T. T. Hall), 2:26, New Keys Music, Inc. (BMI); Dave Dudley, vocal; "Producer: Jerry Kennedy"; red Mercury label, "Vendor: Mercury Record Corporation". [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

American country singer, born 3 May 1928 in Spencer, Wisconsin; known for truck-driving country and Vietnam-era hits ('What We're Fighting For', 'Vietnam Blues'); died 22 December 2003 in Danbury, Wisconsin. [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Patriotic · Mail Call · Demonstration · WW2 · Korea · Answer to What We're Fighting For

In collections

US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]