19 by Paul Hardcastle
In 1965
Vietnam seemed like (1)________ (2)______________ foreign war
But it wasn't
It was (3)__________________ in many ways
As so were those who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the combat (4)______________ was twenty six
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
The heaviest fighting of the (5)________ two weeks
Continued today twenty five (6)__________ northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was (7)__________ on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen
In Vietnam
The combat soldier (8)__________________ served
A twelve month (9)________ of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
In Saigon, a US miltary (10)__________________ (11)________ today
More than seven hundred (12)____________ troops
Were (13)____________ (14)________ week
In that sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a (15)__________ of
Two thousand six hundred and eighty nine soldiers
All those who (16)________________ the war
They won't (17)____________ what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in their prime
Whose (18)______________ age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction
De-de-de-des-des-destruction
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From what (19)__________________________ call
Post traumatic stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some (20)______________ to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten (21)__________ (22)__________ coming home
Almost eight hundred thousand men
Are still (23)________________ the Vietnam War
None of them received a hero's welcome
Nineteen
Saigon, Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Purple heart (Saigon)
Purple heart (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I really wasn't sure (24)________ was going on
I really wasn't (25)________ what was going on
Vietnam seemed like (1)________ (2)______________ foreign war
But it wasn't
It was (3)__________________ in many ways
As so were those who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the combat (4)______________ was twenty six
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
The heaviest fighting of the (5)________ two weeks
Continued today twenty five (6)__________ northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was (7)__________ on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen
In Vietnam
The combat soldier (8)__________________ served
A twelve month (9)________ of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
In Saigon, a US miltary (10)__________________ (11)________ today
More than seven hundred (12)____________ troops
Were (13)____________ (14)________ week
In that sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a (15)__________ of
Two thousand six hundred and eighty nine soldiers
All those who (16)________________ the war
They won't (17)____________ what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in their prime
Whose (18)______________ age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction
De-de-de-des-des-destruction
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From what (19)__________________________ call
Post traumatic stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some (20)______________ to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten (21)__________ (22)__________ coming home
Almost eight hundred thousand men
Are still (23)________________ the Vietnam War
None of them received a hero's welcome
Nineteen
Saigon, Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Purple heart (Saigon)
Purple heart (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I really wasn't sure (24)________ was going on
I really wasn't (25)________ what was going on
Respuestas:
(1) just(2) another(3) different(4) soldier(5) past(6) miles(7) going(8) typically(9) tour(10) spokesman(11) said(12) twenty(13) killed(14) last(15) total(16) remember(17) forget(18) average(19) psychiatrists(20) succumb(21) years(22) after(23) fighting(24) what(25) sure