Vietcong Blues lyrics

I woke up early this mornin`
I was feelin` kind of blue
My landlady said you got a letter here
And I began to sing the blues

It was from my brother
Don`t you know the boy`s laying down in Vietnam
Lord they say, you don`t have no reason to fight baby but
Lord knows you think you`re right
(but you got to be wrong, don`t you hear me, you got to be wrong, now pick up -)

You wake up early in the mornin` baby
And you don`t have nothin` to eat
You can`t buy yourself no clothes baby
Lord knows who can you meet

My brother`s in Vietnam
People don`t you know just why I`m singin` these blues
You might have no respect for your country darlin`
But that`s why, that`s why I`m singin` these blues
(you better pick up baby and get with it, you hear me? Looka here -)



The mothers, all the wives,
All the fathers, that have sons,
In Vietnam, you hear me?
This is to you
Always



Oh I`m gonna wake up early in the mornin`
People I`m `bout to go out of my god-darn` mind
Lord I`m gonna wake up early in the mornin`
People I`m `bout to go out of my god-darn` mind
It`s so sad, it`s so sad to think about your people
Lord when the other man thinks they`re wrong
(you`re not right baby. Hear this just before I go -)

Lord I woke up in the mornin` (*)
You`re gonna look up, you`re gonna look up and find yourself gone
Lord I woke up this mornin`
You`re gonna look up and find yourself gone
(how would you feel if it was your brother over there, eh? How would you feel?)
Lord then you`re gonna ask the good Lord to forgive you
Please forgive me for my sins.