Dear Mr. President
Waxwing W-1002 · Leesburg, Florida
- Artist
- Dave Jones
- Title
- Dear Mr. President
- Release
- The Ballad of My Lai / Dear Mr. President
- Label
- Waxwing # W-1002
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Leesburg, Florida, USA
- Songwriter
- Dave Jones
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs
- Ballad of My Lai, The (Jones, Dave) - Dear Mr. President (Jones, Dave) - A-side: country, patriotic, My Lai / Calley - War is hell, women and children killed at My Lai - Soldier's taught to kill - how do they know the enemy? - Who is to blame? Is this what we stand for? - Orders came down, sense of reason was lost - Lets not condemn or condone. - God stands in judgement - B-side: six months ago I send a letter to the president - please don't take my son away I remember him with his toy soldiers. But K.I.A. I'll gladly give my life for the flag and freedom.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Ballad of My Lai, The (Jones, Dave) Dear Mr. President (Jones, Dave) A-side: country, patriotic, My Lai / Calley War is hell, women and children killed at My Lai Soldier's taught to kill - how do they know the enemy? Who is to blame? Is this what we stand for? Orders came down, sense of reason was lost Lets not condemn or condone. God stands in judgement B-side: six months ago I send a letter to the president - please don't take my son away I remember him with his toy soldiers. But K.I.A. I'll gladly give my life for the flag and freedom.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
B-side of W-1002. Not a My Lai song: a father's letter to the president about his drafted son, who is then killed in action.
About the artist
Songwriter and performer associated with Waxwing Music and Waxwing Records of Leesburg, Florida. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Draft · K.I.A. · Patriotic · Flag
In collections
My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs