Viet Nam Lyrics - Phil Ochs

U.s. soldiers are a-dying over there, over there 

As the status quo remains over there 

U.s. soldiers are a-dying while their mothers sit home crying 

It's a crime how they're dying over there. 

Viet nam, oh viet nam, oh why must we die in viet nam 

Well, I don't really care to die to die for the new frontier 

And make viet nam safe for di-em-o-cra-cy. 

Now one family rules the country over there, over there 

And they lock up opposition over there 

Well, I don't really crave to fill a viet nam-grave 

As one family fills their pockets over there. 

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Now our soldiers burn the towns up over there, over there 

And they relocate the people over there 

Now this may sound like treason, but it sure shows lack of reason 

To lock up groups of people over there. 

*chorus* 

Well, if you want to stop the fighting over there, over there 

Then you better stir up action over here 

Drop your congressman a line, let him know what's on your mind 

And the crisis will be over over there. 

*chorus*