I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag, country joe mcdonald 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. 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. Huh! 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.
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get you into Heaven Anymore" John Prine I rewrite it in my head to "your yellow support the troops ribbon" these days.
good one, Paul. I'd not remembered that one. My son is into "where have all the flowers gone?" recently.
There are plently of good Dylan songs. I mean he has written over 500. He's my personal fav and has been for like six years. Since you were asking about protest songs, here's a Dylan favourite: When The Ship Comes In Oh the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be breathin'. Like the stillness in the wind 'Fore the hurricane begins, The hour when the ship comes in. Oh the seas will split And the ship will hit And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking. Then the tide will sound And the wind will pound And the morning will be breaking. Oh the fishes will laugh As they swim out of the path And the seagulls they'll be smiling. And the rocks on the sand Will proudly stand, The hour that the ship comes in. And the words that are used For to get the ship confused Will not be understood as they're spoken. For the chains of the sea Will have busted in the night And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean. A song will lift As the mainsail shifts And the boat drifts on to the shoreline. And the sun will respect Every face on the deck, The hour that the ship comes in. Then the sands will roll Out a carpet of gold For your weary toes to be a-touchin'. And the ship's wise men Will remind you once again That the whole wide world is watchin'. Oh the foes will rise With the sleep still in their eyes And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'. But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And know that it's for real, The hour when the ship comes in. Then they'll raise their hands, Sayin' we'll meet all your demands, But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered. And like Pharaoh's tribe, They'll be drownded in the tide, And like Goliath, they'll be conquered.
thank you. any more? i want as many options as i can have. i cant download music and im too cheap to buy too amny cds, so my "60s" cds are all the grateful dead, the beatles, the doors, jimi hendrix, and janis. im working up to getting more of a variety, but i dont have too many protest songs from the 60s. i have alot of 80's punk that has protest-like songs (or songs just bitching about the government), but not too many from the 60s
get the times they are a-changin by bob dylan. Its a really great album from 64, and defiantely his darkest most protesty album there is. Almost every song has a protest theme to it.
'bob dylan's 115th dream' is a song that bites its thumb at america... which is what protesting is. its on 'bringing it all back home'.
oh yeah... sky pilot- the animals good news week - hedgehoppers anonymous what about me - quicksilver messenger service with god on our side - dylan dammit... theres too many to list
