i feel like i'm fixin' to die rag (take 1)

Singer:country joe and the fish

oh this is

this is just a try out. it's not. 'fixin'-to-die-rag'

'fixin'-to-die-rag'

take 1. one

two

three

four. well

come on all of you

big strong men

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

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. yeah

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

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 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 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. 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.