War in Vietnam

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

"War in Vietnam" (Sparrow # SP-913) by Marie Dotterman. (Sparrow # SP-912). Nashville, Tennessee. Country. Patriotic, pro-government. Plight of the soldier.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: "This war in Vietnam here, it's too grim to compare / I often write my own friends but it seems like they don't care / They've never been a target for the enemy / That's why it's hard to comprehend one hour here with me / They've never slept in mud hole instead of their own bed / They've never lived in constant fear that soon they'll all be dead / They've never faced a communist, or learned the commie tricks / They've never been afraid to step upon a stone or stick / They've never been in service here and heard the bulge call / And know that though some may survive many now will fall / Never heard the groaning of their dying friends / They've never prayed ceaselessly that soon this war will end / Your name may not be listed here in our rank and file... / You don't need a uniform to be a soldier true / All you need Jesus' word to tell you what to do"

Notes

Mastered at Nashville Matrix; pressed by Southern Plastics (9514/9515). [From Discogs]

Themes

Patriotic

In collections

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