Played loud and often in the Nam…..
Thank you Country Joe McDonald, Rest in Peace….
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Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again,
he got himself in a terrible jam, way down yonder in Vietnam,
put down your books and pick up a gun, weโre gunna have a whole lotta fun.
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and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?
donโt ask me i donโt give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam,
and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there aint no time to wonder whyโฆWHOPEE weโre all gunna die.
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now come on wall street donโt be slow, why man thisโs war a-go-go,
thereโs plenty good money to be made, supplyinโ the army with the tools of the trade,
just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb, they drop it on the Vietcong.
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and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?
donโt ask me i donโt give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam,
and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there aint no time to wonder whyโฆWHOPEE weโre all gunna die.
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now come on generals lets move fast, your big chance is here at last.
nite you go out and get those reds cuz the only good commie is one thats dead,
you know that peace can only be won, when you blow em all to kingdom come.
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and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?
donโt ask me i donโt give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam,
and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there aint no time to wonder whyโฆWHOPEE weโre all gunna die.
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now come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to Vietnam,
come on fathers donโt hesitate, send your sons off before its too late,
be the first one on your block, to have your boy come home in a box.
Updated: March 10, 2026 at 12:49 am
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