19 by Paul Hardcastle

In 1965
Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in many ways
As so were those who did the fighting
In (1)__________ 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 heaviest fighting of the past two weeks
Continued (2)__________ twenty five miles (3)__________________ of Saigon
I really wasn't sure (4)________ was going on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam
The combat (5)______________ typically served
A twelve month tour of duty
But was (6)______________ to (7)______________ 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 (8)______________ spokesman (9)________ today
More (10)________ seven hundred twenty troops
Were killed last week
In that sensitive border area
In all of (11)__________ Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of
Two thousand six (12)______________ and (13)____________ nine soldiers

All (14)__________ who remember the war
They won't (15)____________ (16)________ they've seen
Destruction
Of men in (17)__________ prime
Whose (18)______________ age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction

De-de-de-des-des-destruction

According to a Veteran's (19)____________________________ study
Half of the Vietnam (20)____________ veterans suffered
From what psychiatrists call
Post (21)__________________ stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten (22)__________ (23)__________ coming home
Almost eight hundred thousand men
Are still fighting the (24)______________ War

None of them (25)________________ 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 (26)________ was going on
I really wasn't sure what was (27)__________ on

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