talking vietnam
Singer:phil ochs
southeast asian birmingham
well training is the word we use
nice word to have in case we lose
training a million vietnamese
to fight for the wrong government and the american way
well they put me in a barracks house
just across the way from laos
they said you're pretty safe when the troops deploy
but don't turn your back on your house boy
watch out for the viet-cong
well the sergeant said it's time to train
so i climbed aboard my helicopter plane
we flew above the battle ground
a sniper tried to shoot us down
them commies never fight fair
friends the very next day we trained some more
we burned some villages down to the floor
yes we burned out the jungles far and wide
made sure those red apes had no place left to hide
threw all the people in relocation camps
made damn sure they're free
well i walked through the jungle and around the bend
who should i meet but president diem
said you're fighting to keep vietnam free
for good old de-em-moc-ra-cy
that means rule by one family
i was a fine old christian man