last night i was watching my woodtsock dvd again but then...I saw country joe and the fish with this brilliant song!! I don't know the whole lyrics but the chorus is ...: "1,2,3 what are we fighting for? don't ask me ,I don't give a damn! the next stop is vietnam! and it's 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates! well,there ain't no time for wondering why, WHOEPIE,we're all gonna die!" I had a laugh and a cry...it's grand! oh and for the ones doubting....it's an ANTI-vietnam song not a PRO! peace!
the title of this thread kept reminding me of the Bad Religion song " We're Only Gonna Die" so i'm posting the lyrics because they are quite hippyesque. (the music isn't at all though) ------------------------ Early man walked away as modern man took control Their minds weren't quite the same, to conquer was his goal So he built his great empire and he slaughtered his own kind Then he died a confused man, killed himself with his own mind We're gonna die From our own arrogance -------------------------
yeah. I knew that, but my mind had a blank for some reason. Years back i would have remembered no problem. Guess the hippie in me is long gone.:sunglasse
hi candy this song was usually preceded by the FISH cheer. country joe would yell out "gimme an "F" and the audience would yell out "F"..etc etc. til they spelled out FISH. he changed it for woodstock to F-U-C-K, cause i remember reading at the time that he wanted to hear 500,000 screaming out FUCK all at one time. but there are a lot of verses to this song and it couldn't be more fitting right now so here they are...... Gimme an F! F! Gimme an I! I! Gimme an S! S! Gimme an H! H! What's that spell ? FISH! What's that spell ? FISH! What's that spell ? FISH! Yeah, 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 Vietnam So put down your books and pick up a gun, We're gonna have a whole lotta fun. chorus: And it's one, two, three, What are we fighting for ? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, Next stop is Vietnam; And it's five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! we're all gonna die. Well, come on generals, let's move fast; Your big chance has come at last. Gotta go out and get those reds — The only good commie is the one who'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 Vietnam; And it's five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why Whoopee! we're all gonna die. Well, come on Wall Street, don't move slow, Why man, this is war au-go-go. There's plenty good money to be made By supplying the Army with the tools of the trade, Just 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 Vietnam. And it's five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why Whoopee! we're all gonna die. Well, come on mothers throughout the land, Pack your boys off to Vietnam. Come on fathers, don't hesitate, Send 'em off before it's too late. Be the first one 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 Vietnam. And it's five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! we're all gonna die. deezee
Candy, admid that you'r singing this song on the bus. I saw your lips moving, sweety. They where like 1,2,3 what are we waiting for don't think I don't gove a damm next trip's to vietnam! ... I've got the song in my haed and don't want him out. .... .... have to make some place for my finals, and the beatles. hehe
Hey. I've heard that there have been other updated lyrics to this song written so that it corresponds with the times.... Does anybody know if there's an updated version for the Iraq war??
it was originally FISH cause his band was called country joe and the fish. as i mentioned in the other post he did say FUCK at woodstock instead of fish cause he wanted to hear 500,000 people say the word. it was a lot more shocking back then. deezee
Now you guys have got me signing, and it will not stop for days. It is not a bad thing though, cause the song sucking rocks... so very good !
When Country Joe was in Germany some years ago, I wrote an article about his concert for our lokal newspaper. I asked him, if he would give an interview - and he did (he started his concert 30 minutes later, because of the interview). Of course, I was very excited - but he was really cool. But I was a little bit disappointed. He has changed his life style. The 60`s are over for him and he looks like an secretary or something like this He told me I should listen to Pearl Jam, cleaning the floor and smoking grass - he would often do it. I never recognized if this was a joke! He played that ... song and many of his new songs. If I can use the scanner in university next week, I`ll put the interview (in German, sorry) and a actually picture I made, on this side.
