Credited on the record as Uncredited.
A Criminal in My Country
Halmark 750514 · Weymouth, Massachusetts
- Artist
- Jack Kim
- Credited on the record as
- Uncredited
- Title
- A Criminal in My Country
- Release
- God's Mercy
- Label
- Halmark # 750514
- Format
- 7" · EP
- Language
- English
- Country
- Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Songwriter
- Roseline Bouchie
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Song Poems
- "A Criminal in My Country" - Label: Halmark # 7505 14 - Songwriter: Roseline Bouchia - (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada - wonder if it's based on true story?)1 - Anti-war - Born in America, loved the country - Then one day, a war in Vietnam, we decided to give them people a hand - At the mailbox was a draftcard - Decided the war was not for me, could not kill - Made my way to a new country - from Alaska to Canada (draft dodging / avoidance, Canada border) - The war is over, but cannot return to America, I'm a criminal - Released Weymouth, MASources1bobpurse.blogspot.com↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
Song poem, "A Criminal in My Country". Protest, anti-war
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
"Halmark" "Sound of Excellence", Side Two, 45 rpm, Unbreakable, High Fidelity, 750514; two songs on the side, each credited to its lyricist with address: "The Word of God" (Larry B. Patton, Box 156, Peachland, N.C. 28133) and "A Criminal in My Country" (Roseline Bouchie, Box 5-RR 2, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada). No performer is named. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Anti-War · Draft Dodger · Canada Border · Draft · Song Poem
In collections
Draft Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Song Poems