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19 by Paul Hardcastle

In 1965
Vietnam seemed like just (1)______________ foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in (2)________ ways
As so were (3)__________ who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the (4)____________ soldier 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 (5)________________ fighting of the (6)________ two weeks
Continued today twenty (7)________ miles northwest of Saigon
I (8)____________ wasn't sure what was going on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam
The (9)____________ soldier typically served
A twelve month tour 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)__________________ said today
More than seven (11)______________ (12)____________ troops
Were killed (13)________ week
In that sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of
Two thousand six hundred and eighty nine soldiers

All (14)__________ who (15)________________ the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in their prime
Whose average 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 (16)____________ veterans suffered
From what (17)__________________________ call
Post (18)__________________ stress disorder
Many (19)________ complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some (20)______________ to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost (21)__________ hundred (22)________________ men
Are still fighting 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 (23)__________ (Saigon)
Purple heart (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I really wasn't sure what was going on
I (24)____________ wasn't sure what was (25)__________ on

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