I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag
composed by Joe McDonald (1965); performed by Country Joe and the
Fish (1967) [nb: the similarity of this song to the old jazz
standard "Muskrat Ramble" by Kid Ory (1927) was determined by
judicial decree (2005) not to be plagiarism]
Give me an F-U-C-K
Give me an F-U-C-K
Give me an F-U-C-K
Fughhhhhck!
Come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Viet Nam
So put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun!
And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
Come on generals, let's move fast
Your big chance has come at last
Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cos the only good commie is the one that's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come!
And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
Come on Wall Street, don't be slow
Why man this war is a go-go
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the army with the tools of its trade
Let's hope and pray that if they drop The Bomb
They drop it on the Viet Cong!
And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
Come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your boys off to Viet Nam
Come on fathers, don't hesitate
Send your sons off before it's too late
And you can be the first ones on your block
To have your boy come home in a box!
And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
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