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'Vietnam Song' by Country Joe: Lyrics

A Woodstock classic by Country Joe and the Fish, this song goes by different names: "Vietnam Song" for short, "The Fish Cheer" for fun, and "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die" for a reality fix. Rest in peace, Joe.
What are we fighting for? Don't ask me ...
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Lyrics
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,
pick
up
a
gun,
gonna
have
a
whole
lot
of
fun.
And
it's
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.
Ah,
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,
get
those
reds.
The
only
good
commie
is
one
that's
dead,
and
you
know
peace
could
only
be
won
when
we've
blown
them
all
to
kingdom
come.
Well
come
on
Wall
Street,
don't
move
so
slow.
Why
man,
this
is
war
a-go-go.
There's
plenty
good
money
to
be
made
by
supplying
the
Army
with
tools
of
the
trade.
Just
hope
and
pray
that
if
they
drop
the
bomb,
they
drop
it
on
the
Viet
Cong.
Well,
come
on,
mothers
throughout
the
land.
Pack
your
boys
off
to
Vietnam.
Come
on,
fathers,
don't
hesitate.
Send
them
off
before
it's
too
late.
Be
the
first
one
on
your
block
to
have
your
boy
come
home
in
a
box.
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2 Comments
Cbud
+1
Level 45
Mar 11, 2026
I am friends with so many Vietnam Veterans. Saddest conflict I know... Jungles, booby-traps, humidity, napalm... incompetent military leadership... twenty years of brutal pain for nothing in the end.
Muncie
+1
Level 75
Mar 11, 2026
I wasn't sure if anyone would play this quiz, but I just had to create it when I heard that the singer had died. Really, really hope we can avoid another devastating war.
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