Vietcong Blues Lyrics - Singles - Junior Wells

I woke up early this mornin' 

I was feelin' kind of blue 

My landlady said you got a letter here 

And I began to sing the blues 

It was from my brother 

Don't you know the boy's laying down in Vietnam 

Lord they say, you don't have no reason to fight baby but 

Lord knows you think you're right 

(but you got to be wrong, don't you hear me, you got to be wrong, now pick up -) 

You wake up early in the mornin' baby 

And you don't have nothin' to eat 

You can't buy yourself no clothes baby 

Lord knows who can you meet 

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My brother's in Vietnam 

People don't you know just why I'm singin' these blues 

You might have no respect for your country darlin' 

But that's why, that's why I'm singin' these blues 

(you better pick up baby and get with it, you hear me? Looka here -) 

The mothers, all the wives, 

All the fathers, that have sons, 

In Vietnam, you hear me? 

This is to you 

Always 

Oh I'm gonna wake up early in the mornin' 

People I'm 'bout to go out of my god-darn' mind 

Lord I'm gonna wake up early in the mornin' 

People I'm 'bout to go out of my god-darn' mind 

It's so sad, it's so sad to think about your people 

Lord when the other man thinks they're wrong 

(you're not right baby. Hear this just before I go -) 

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Lord I woke up in the mornin' (*) 

You're gonna look up, you're gonna look up and find yourself gone 

Lord I woke up this mornin' 

You're gonna look up and find yourself gone 

(how would you feel if it was your brother over there, eh? How would you feel?) 

Lord then you're gonna ask the good Lord to forgive you 

Please forgive me for my sins.