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19 by Paul Hardcastle

In 1965
Vietnam (1)____________ (2)________ (3)________ another foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in many ways
As so were (4)__________ who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the (5)____________ soldier was twenty six
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
The (6)________________ (7)________________ of the (8)________ two weeks
Continued (9)__________ twenty five (10)__________ northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't sure (11)________ was (12)__________ on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam
The combat (13)______________ typically served
A twelve (14)__________ tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile (15)________ (16)____________ everyday
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)

In Saigon, a US miltary (17)__________________ said today
More than seven hundred (18)____________ troops
Were killed (19)________ week
In that sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of
Two thousand six hundred and eighty nine soldiers

All (20)__________ who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in their prime
Whose (21)______________ age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction

De-de-de-des-des-destruction

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From (22)________ psychiatrists call
Post (23)__________________ (24)____________ disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten (25)__________ after (26)____________ home
Almost (27)__________ hundred thousand men
Are (28)__________ fighting the Vietnam War

None of them received a hero's welcome

Nineteen
Saigon, Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen

Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Purple heart (Saigon)
Purple heart (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I (29)____________ wasn't sure what was going on
I really wasn't sure what was going on

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