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South Vietnam Stew

from Star Sea by Thinkspeak

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This is a true story. Having seen too many John Wayne movies, & with the economy tanked, in 1962, fresh out of high school, I joined the army, eventually ending on Okinawa, with side trips to Korean, Taiwan and Vietnam. Having been exposed to only the propaganda model in action I had no idea what I was doing... so I ended in South Vietnam Stew.

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I left my town when I was just a young boy
off to that old Kentucky school (Fort Knox)
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew

2.
with new shaved heads we walked to drums without question
obedience our first and only lesson
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew

3.
we dug in deep underneath a hot sun
even cheered the death bark of our guns
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew

4.
got back home with almost all life and limb
seemed like state side everything made my head spin
and those peace workers they asked so many questions
unanswered by that old Kentucky crew

oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew

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from Star Sea, released August 18, 2013

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Thinkspeak Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Ferguson has been writing songs since 1969, all of which are collected in Songs, 1969-2018. It's coil-bound to nicely fit a music stand, available at lulu.com just search tom ferguson there.

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