"I Never Wanted to Sing These Songs Again"
by Lynn Snyder and Martha Haehl ©2007
It's "The Universal Soldier1. It's "The Masters of War2 ."
It's " One, two, three. What are we fighting for?3"
I stood in the vigils of the Viet Nam war.
And I never wanted to sing these songs again.
No, I never wanted to sing these songs again.
" Something's happenin' here4.
"What it is, ain't exactly clear."
And I never wanted to sing these songs again.
No, I never wanted to sing these songs again.
It's "Blowin' In the Wind5 ." It's "The Fiddle and the Drum6 ."
"With God on Our Side7," look at what we've become.
It's "The Eve of Destruction8." The flowers are all gone9.
And I never wanted to sing these songs again.
No, I never wanted to sing these songs again.
"All we are saying, is give peace a chance10.
"All we are saying, is give peace a chance."
It's "The Universal Soldier." It's "The Masters of War."
It's "One, two, three. What are we fighting for?"
And "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore11."
And I never wanted to sing these songs again.
No, I never wanted to sing these songs again.
God bless America.
May freedom always abound.
God save the whole world round.
We all live on sacred ground.
Search for these songs on Google and YouTube:
1 "The Universal Soldier" by Buffy Sainte Marie
2 "The Masters of War" by Bob Dylan
3 "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" by Country Joe McDonald
4 "For What It's Worth" by Stephen Stills, recorded by Buffalo Springfield
5 "Blowin' In the Wind" by Bob Dylan
6 "The Fiddle and the Drum" by Joni Mitchell
7 "With God On Our Side" by Bob Dylan
8 "The Eve of Destruction" by P.F. Sloan, recorded by Barry McGuire
9 "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger
10 "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon
11 "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" by John Prine