i feel like i'm fixin' to die rag (take 1)
Singer:country joe and the fish
this is just a try out. it's not. 'fixin'-to-die-rag'
uncle sam needs your help again. yeah
he's got himself in a terrible jam
way down yonder in vietnam
so put down your books and pick up a gun
gonna have a whole lotta fun. and it's one
what are we fighting for?
well there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! we're all gonna die. yeah
there's plenty good money to be made
by supplying the army with the tools of its trade
just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb
they drop it on the viet cong. and it's one
what are we fighting for?
next stop is vietnam. and it's five
well there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! we're all gonna die. well
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
what are we fighting for?
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
to send your sons off before it's too late. you can be the first ones in your block
to have your boy come home in a box. and it's one
what are we fighting for?
next stop is vietnam. and it's five
well there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! we're all gonna die.