kill or be killed

[sab]

wearemany set to blitz LJ with NO MORE WAR songs, here on the third anniversary of MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

I give you:
Everywhere, Billy Bragg (YSI link; thanks, simplystars!)



Dig in boys for an extended stay
Those were the final orders to come down that day
Waiting to be saved in the Philippines
You'll wait forever for the young Marines

Now I believe to be here is right
But I have to say I'm scared tonight
Crouching in this hole with a mouth full of sand
What comes first the country or the man

Look at those slanted eyes coming up over the hill
Catching us by surprise, it's time to kill or be killed

Over here, over there, it's the same everywhere
A boy cries out for his mama before he dies for his home

All my life I wanted to be
As clever and strong as my best friend Lee
We grew up together along Half Moon Bay
Lee was Japanese, born in the USA

When Tommy was fighting Jerry along the River Seine
Me and Lee wanted to do the same
Then they bombed Pearl Harbour at the break of day
I was headed for these islands while Lee was hauled away

They said look at his slanted eyes, he's guilty as guilty can be
Sent here as enemy spies to sabatage the Land of the Free

I never got home, my platoon was never saved
That little fox hole became my island grave
Lee got out of jail but a prisoner he remained
Till he ended his own life to lose that ball and chain

And they said Oh Little Slanted Eyes can't you forgive and forget
And he said, Oh Mr Friendly Ghost
Can you catch water in a net?

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Anyone got the .mp3 or other audio file of this song? If you send it to me I'll up it and share it with the world?

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[pastdue.livejournal.com]

hey there. just dropping by to let you know that i've added you. wearemany can vouch that i am likely no crazier than anyone else around here. maybe. anyway, hi.