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Misc Traditional - Vietnam

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Note: Written and performed by the High Priced Help, a quartet of majors in the U.S. Army, who formed a group and performed in Vietnam in 1966. From: Next Stop is Vietnam: The War on Record 1962-2008 (Bear Family Records, 2010). [Intro] E B E B [Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EI didn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 1]

Our ^Eship ran aground at ^AQui Nhon, we ^Ehad to swim a^Bshore, The ^Efirst person there to ^Ameet us was ^EQui Nhon's ^Bnumber one ^Ehooch maid.

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 2]

They ^Esent us out to ^APhu Tai, they ^Esaid it was first ^Bclass, The ^Eminute that we ^Agot there, the ^Emud was ^Bup to our ^Enavels (Still is!)

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 3]

We ^Eflew up to the ^Agolf course to ^Eplay a round or ^Btwo, We ^Ecouldn't find a ^Acaddy, and we ^Edidn't know ^Bwhat to ^Edo (Shucks!)

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 4]

We ^Eheaded out for ^ABong Son, that was ^Etaking quite a ^Bchance, ^ECharlie started ^Ashooting, and ^Eme I (^Bsniff) my ^Epants. (Oh!)

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 5]

I ^Ewoke up late one ^Aevening, 'cause ^Enature gave a ^Bcall, ^EJust as I got ^Acomfortable, the ^Emortars ^Bstarted to ^Efall. (Ooh!)

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego.

[Verse 6]

And ^Enow we're back home, ^Ain the States, We're ^Estarting to un^Bpack. We ^Eget a set of ^Aorders, Ooh, ^Esending ^Bme right ^Eback, oh no!

[Chorus]

^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, ^EVietnam, oh ^Bno, ^EVietnam, ^AVietnam, I ^Edidn't ^Bwanna ^Ego. I ^Asure as hell ^Bdidn't want to ^Ego-^Aoh-^Eoh!