《Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues(LP版)》歌词

歌曲： Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues(LP版)

所属专辑：The Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can’t Help Wonder Wher I’m Bound: The Elektra Years

歌手： tom paxton

时长： 03:24

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Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues (LP版) - Tom Paxton[00:00:00]

When I landed in Vietnam [00:00:31]

I hardly got to see Saigon [00:00:34]

They shaped us up and called the roll [00:00:35]

And off we went on a long patrol [00:00:38]

Swattin' flies swappin' lies [00:00:40]

Firing the odd shot here and there [00:00:44]

The captain called a halt that night[00:00:49]

And we had chow by the pale moonlight [00:00:51]

A lovely dinner they planned for us[00:00:53]

With a taste like a seat on a crosstown bus [00:00:55]

Some of the veterans left theirs in the cans[00:00:58]

For the Viet Cong to find [00:01:00]

Deadlier than a land mine [00:01:03]

Well naturally somebody told a joke[00:01:08]

And a couple of fellas began to smoke [00:01:10]

I took a whiff as a cloud rolled by[00:01:12]

And my nose went up like an infield fly [00:01:14]

The captain this blonde fella from Yale said[00:01:17]

"What's the matter with you baby "[00:01:21]

Well I may be crazy but I think not [00:01:29]

I'd swear to God that I smell pot [00:01:31]

But who'd have pot in Vietnam [00:01:33]

He said "What do you think you're sittin' on "[00:01:35]

These funny little plants thousands of them [00:01:38]

Good God Almighty Pastures of Plenty [00:01:41]

We all lit up and by and by[00:01:50]

The whole platoon was flying high [00:01:52]

With a beautiful smile on the captain's face[00:01:54]

He smelled like midnight on St Mark's Place [00:01:57]

Cleaning his weapon chanting the Hare Krishna [00:02:00]

The moment came as it comes to all [00:02:10]

When I had to answer nature's call [00:02:12]

I was stumbling around in a beautiful haze[00:02:14]

When I met a little cat in black P J 's [00:02:16]

Rifle ammo-belt B F Goodrich sandals [00:02:19]

He looked up at me and said [00:02:24]

"Whatsa' matta wit-choo baby "[00:02:26]

He said "We're campin' down the pass[00:02:34]

And smelled you people blowin' grass [00:02:36]

And since by the smell you're smokin' trash[00:02:38]

I brought you a taste of a special stash[00:02:40]

Straight from Uncle Ho's victory garden [00:02:43]

We call it Hanoi gold "[00:02:46]

So his squad and my squad settled down[00:02:50]

And passed some lovely stuff around [00:02:54]

All too soon it was time to go [00:02:56]

The captain got on the radio [00:02:58]

"Hello headquarters [00:03:00]

Hello headquarters [00:03:04]

We have met the enemy[00:03:08]

And they have been smashed "[00:03:10]