i feel like i'm fixin' to die rag

well

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

now you can go out and get those reds

'cause 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 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

come on wall street

don't be 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 its trade

but 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

come on mothers throughout the land

pack your boys off to vietnam

come on fathers

and don't hesitate

to send your sons off before it's too late

and you can be the first ones in 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