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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.
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,
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, Whoopie! We're all gonna die!
- 3:44
- November 1967
- July 1967 – September 1967
- Folk rock
McDonald. 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...
[Chorus] 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 Well, there ain't no time to...
lyrics. artistfacts. Songfacts®: This song is a satire of US government attitudes toward the Vietnam War. Country Joe McDonald released it at the height of the war after he had been discharged from the US Navy for several years. He wrote it in about 30 minutes after it popped into his head.
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 ...
