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19 by Paul Hardcastle

In 1965
Vietnam (1)____________ like just another foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in many ways
As so were those who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the combat 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 (2)________________ fighting of the past two weeks
Continued today (3)____________ five (4)__________ (5)__________________ of Saigon
I really wasn't sure (6)________ was going on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam
The combat soldier typically served
A twelve month (7)________ 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 spokesman said today
More (8)________ (9)__________ hundred twenty troops
Were killed last week
In that (10)__________________ border area
In all of (11)__________ Vietnam
The enemy (12)________ a total of
Two thousand six (13)______________ and eighty nine soldiers

All (14)__________ who (15)________________ the war
They won't (16)____________ what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in (17)__________ prime
Whose average age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction

De-de-de-des-des-destruction

According to a Veteran's (18)____________________________ study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From what (19)__________________________ call
Post traumatic stress disorder
Many (20)________ complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some (21)______________ to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years (22)__________ coming home
Almost eight hundred (23)________________ 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 (24)__________ (Saigon)
Purple (25)__________ (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I really wasn't sure (26)________ was going on
I really wasn't sure (27)________ was going on

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