Time to dust off the old "Fixin to Die Rag" by Country Joe and the Fish

[jdj]

http://www.ocap.ca/songs/vietnam.html

somebody needs to update these lyrics to make them relevant to Operation Iraqi Annihlation.

Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag (Next Stop Vietnam)
Country Joe & the Fish

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 Viet Nam so
put down your books and pick up a gun we're
gonna have a whole lotta fun

(CHORUS)
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die

Come on generals, let's move fast
your big chance has come at last
now you can go out and get those reds
cos 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

Come on wall street don't be slow
why man this war is a go-go
there's plenty good money to be made by
supplying the army with the tools of its trade
let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
they drop it on the Viet Cong

Come on mothers throughout the land
pack your boys off to Viet Nam
come on fathers don't hesitate
send your sons off before it's too late
and you can be the first ones on your block
to have your boy come home in a box

[TlalocW]

1. Last I heard...

He had a court order preventing him from performing that because supposedly part of the melody is very similar to another rag song, and that performer finally got an order issued against him. Also, the other performer doesn't like Country Joe's message.

TlalocW

[jdj]

2. well, he can come sue me, I'm singing it right now.

but trying to find things to rhyme with Iraq and Rumsfeld is hard.

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. well

that just sucks

[Syncronaut Seven]

4. Got to meet Country Joe a couple weeks ago

At a private party. Nice guy! Quiet. I suspect he carries ghosts with him. Put on a great show & even played some requests. Like the rag? Buy his CD's!

F
U
C
K
!

What does that spell?

FUCK!
FUCK!
FUCK!

(Intro to fixin to die rag)

[jdj]

5. here's a parody someone did with it about Iraq

http://www.healingcelebrations.com/isong.htm

By Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz

MUSICAL LYRICS:


Come on all of you dumbed down men.
The son of a Bush needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrorist jam.
When daddy sent chemicals off to old Sadam, so
Roll up your sleeves for vaccines in your arm,
They don't tell you that their doing you harm!


And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
Most know it's the same old scam, next stop is old Bhagdad.
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Well, we've got no mind to question why, whoopee we're all gonna die


Now prepare yourselves generals for the big blast
India and Pakistan are heating up fast
Why you should go out and kill Afghans is
Cause the only good Taliban is one that's dead.
They say global peace can only be won
When they blast us all to kingdom come


And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
The clueless just don't give a damn, where the hell
is Pakistan?
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
With Prozak minds we don't care to know why,
whoopee we're all gonna die.


Now come on wall street don't be slow,
why man this is war so go-go.
There's plenty of big fortunes to be made,
by supplying the Chinese with the tools of its trade.
Just hope and pray that if they start the bombing,
they drop them on Osama Bin Laden.


And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
Most know it's the same old scam, Wag-the-dog at
old Sadam.
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Well, we've got no time to wonder why, whoopee
we're all gonna die.


So come on mothers throughout the land
pack your boys off to old Bhagdad
come on fathers don't hesitate
send your girls too before their wedding date
Be the first ones on your block to have your kids
come home in a box

And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
The clueless just don't give a damn, about the oil in Afghanistan
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Well, Rockefeller says the population's too high, and half of us need to die.


So come on all of you dumbed down men,
The son of a Bush needs your help again,
He's got us all in a terrible jam.
Ousting daddy's partner old Sadam,

So don't roll up your sleeves for any shots in your arm. It's just smarter to stay on the farm.

[GraphicQueen]

6. You are right...

Got my Woodstock CD out to listen to it. I was there and it was a wonderful time back then. Also we should be looking at the song by Barry McGuire "Eve of Destruction". That was a great song too.

[jdj]

7. and "eight miles high...

duh dunt duh dunt dunt"

man, this is a really sick thought but being how music is sucking these days and everyone thinks they are a hippie if their hair is down to their earlobe, maybe the draft would revive the music scene.

sorry, tacky thought, but this is the most homogenous music industry...

[tewl]

8. 1-2-3 What are we fighting for??!

Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!

[jdj]

9. next stop is iraq-nam

bend over for uncle sam
when he gets done you'll look just like spam
mixed with green eggs and ham.

I'm in the mood now.

[immoderate]

10. GIMME AN F!!!!.....

--IMM

[TacticalPeek]

11. Cakewalk to Baghdad

Cakewalk to Baghdad
Lyrics and music by Bruce Barthol © 2003

I remember back, before we whacked Iraq
I was watching the news, were we gonna attack?
A man named Richard Perle came on and talked
He said going to Baghdad would be a cakewalk

Cakewalk to Baghdad,
Cakewalk to Baghdad

...

Do you think we'll see those Bush boys patrollin' the streets
Like our soldiers got to do in Basram and Tikrit?
We gonna see Richard Perle cakewakin' 'round
The streets and alleys of Baghdad town?

Cakewalk to Baghdad,
Cakewalk to Baghdad

Easy to cakewalk in ... not so easy to cakewalk out.



http://www.countryjoe.com/cjb.htm

:)