Can someone Identify a Nam Protest Song for me?

[NamVetsWeeLass]

I wanna say I heard it on one of the Woodstock documentaries, and I wanna almost say it was Country Joe and The Fish.... The only part of the song I can give you is very vague... The only thing I can remember is that they count to ten... !234 Something about war... 5 6 7 8 9 10 something about going to Nam and gettinga bullet in the head.... This is driving me Friggin insane cause I know the song....Just blanking out really bad right now

[gollygee]

1. Fixin to die rag?

Is that what it's called

It was country joe and the something

1 2 3 what are we fighting for
don't ask me I don't give a damn
next stop is vietnam

Here's a web site: http://essaysfromexodus.scripting.com/feelLinkI'mFixinToDieRag

[yellerpup]

6. Country Joe & The Fish

And it's five-six-seven,
Open up the pearly gate,
Ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!

[NamVetsWeeLass]

8. Yep Country Joe and the Fish, and Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
Gimme an F!

F!
Gimme an I!

I!
Gimme an S!

S!
Gimme an H!

H!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
Yeah, 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 Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're 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.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those reds —
The only good commie is the one who'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.

Huh!

Well, come on Wall Street, don't move 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 the 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 mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on 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.

[johnnie]

14. He didn't do the "Fish cheer" at Woodstock though...

If I remember correctly he used another four letter word starting in "F". :)

[mcscajun]

20. And that wasn't the only place...

...I can recall a protest rally in Union Square (1970, I think) where the cheer wasn't F-I-S-H, either :)

[NoPasaran]

2. Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag

1 2 3 What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 6 7 open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopie we're all gonna die

[bowens43]

3. is this it?

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

[demnan]

4. Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag

Country Joe and the Fish

Come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
Got himself in a terrible jam
Way down Younder in Viet Nam
So put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lot of fun.

Well its 1 2 3 What are we fighting for
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Viet Nam
Well its 5 6 7 Open up the Pearly Gates
Well it ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!

[teach1st]

5. Fixin' to die rag

Here's the MP3 (original version with F-I-S-H instead of F-U-C-K)

http://www.tuff-teach.com/pics/fishcheer.mp3

[obreaslan]

7. Country Joe and the Fish...

The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

Gimme an F!

F!
Gimme an I!

I!
Gimme an S!

S!
Gimme an H!

H!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
Yeah, 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 Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're 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.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those reds —
The only good commie is the one who'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.

Huh!

Well, come on Wall Street, don't move 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 the 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 mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on 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.

[obreaslan]

9. WOW! We're all so fast.....

[DebinTx]

10. Here's all of the words and yes, it was Country Joe and the Fish.

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag

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.

[DemBones DemBones]

11. Doesn't take long to get a protest song identied here, does it?

:7

There were lots of earlier antiwar songs, like Dylan's "Masters of War" and "Blowin' in the Wind," many by Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez, etc. Time for a protest song thread? Why not, I'll start one and you all can chime in.

:kick:

[NamVetsWeeLass]

12. lol yeah I noticed that... it sucks I had to ask though because

My Step Dad was At woodstock... I should have known the name!

[teach1st]

13. Another Country Joe and the Fish protest song...

Download:
http://www.tuff-teach.com/pics/untitledpro.mp3

An Untitled Protest

Red and swollen tears tumble from her eyes
While cold silver birds who came to cruise the skies
Send death down to bend and twist her tiny hands
And then proceed to target "B" in keeping with their plans
Khaki priests of Christendom interpreters of love
Ride a stone Leviathan across a sea of blood
And pound their feet into the sand of shores they've never seen
Delegates from the western land to join the death machine
And we send cards and letters.

The oxen lie beside the road their bodies baked in mud
And fat flies chew out their eyes then bathe themselves in blood
And super heroes fill the skies, tally sheets in hand
Yes, keeping score in times of war takes a superman
The junk crawls past hidden death its cargo shakes inside
And soldier children hold their breath and kill them as they hide
And those who took so long to learn the subtle ways of death
Lie and bleed in paddy mud with questions on their breath
And we send prayers and praises.

[Bridget Burke]

15. Check out Country Joe's website....

www.countryjoe.com/

He's had an interesting life. Raised as a "Red Diaper" baby (his parents were leftists), he served in the Navy in the very early 60's--before the big Vietnam involvement. The site includes most of the songs made famous (or infamous) in his musical career.

He's still playing music & has been involved in veterans' affairs. The Berkeley Vietnam Veterans' Memorial was his idea & his interest in military nursing has led to (among other things) a collection of nurse dolls(!)



He's also got an ice cream cone tattooed high on one inner thigh. I know what you're thinking--but I know this because he played a street fair in Houston, wearing very short cutoffs.

[obreaslan]

16. They have a New Song too..

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

It went real easy,
Took a couple of weeks
Tore down that statue
Set those Saddamites free
The Frogs and the Krauts, they feel real bad,
They missed out cakewalkin' into Baghdad

Cakewalk to Baghdad,
Cakewalk to Baghdad

Next we're gonna cakewalk into Teheran,
Gonna cakewalk to Damascus and Pyong-yin-yang
When we strut on in,
Everybody's gonna cheer
They'll be wavin' old glory,
We'll have kegs of beer, just like that...

Cakewalk to Baghdad,
Cakewalk to Baghdad

Cakewalk to Baghdad,
Cakewalk to Baghdad

Now moms and dads don't worry 'bout
Your soldier boys and girls
We're just sending them cakewalkin'
Around the world
When the coffins come home and the flag unfurls
Cheer for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and Perle

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

[Karenca]

17. Here's some from the sixties....

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - The Kingston Trio
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
With God on Our Side - Manfred Mann
Universal Soldier - Donovan
Laugh at Me - Sonny Bono
Let Me Be - The Turtles
It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous
I Ain't Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs
People Got to Be Free - The Rascals
Abraham, Martin and John - Dion

[just some guy]

18. Well, everyone already answered you...

Some of my favourite protest songs:
Springfield mountain coal miner - by Cyrus Clarke (sung by Kate Wolf)
Vet - Vigilantes of Love
The King of America? - guy who's name escape me, in New Orleans

[just some guy]

19. song

Mark Fernandez, I think, is the author of that last song.
great song.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Fortunate Son And Who'll Stop The Rain By CCR...

The rain is a metaphor for the war....


Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon...