Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues-Johnny Cash

[ti:Singin' In Viet Nam Talkin' Blues] [ar:Johnny Cash] [al:Man In Black] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什) [00:08.85]One mornin' at breakfast I said to my wife [00:11.87]We been everywhere once and some places twice [00:14.21]As I had another helping of country ham [00:16.58]She said "We ain't never been to Vietnam [00:19.33]"And there's a bunch of our boys over there " [00:22.11]So we went to the Orient: Saigon [00:27.06]Well we got a big welcome when we drove in [00:29.81]Through the gates of a place that they call Long Vinh [00:32.50]We checked in and everything got kinda quiet [00:34.93]But a soldier boy said: "Just wait 'til tonight [00:37.40]"Things get noisy Things start happenin' [00:40.94] [00:42.37]"Big bad firecrackers " [00:43.69] [00:45.31]Well that night we did about four shows for the boys [00:48.31]And they were livin' it up with a whole lot of noise [00:51.25]We did our last song for the night [00:53.26]And we crawled into bed for some peace and quiet [00:56.02]But things weren't peaceful And things weren't quiet [00:59.62] [01:00.75]Things were scary [01:02.31] [01:03.96]Well for a few minutes June never said one word [01:07.27]And I thought at first that she hadn't heard [01:09.59]Then a shell exploded not two miles away [01:11.72]She sat up in bed and I heard her say: "What was that " [01:15.86]I said: "That was a shell or a bomb " [01:18.50]She said: "I'm scared " I said "Me too " [01:21.12]Well all night long that noise kept on [01:24.44]And the sound would chill you right to the bone [01:27.39]The bullets and the bombs and the mortar shells [01:30.16]Shook our bed every time one fell [01:32.25]And it never let up; it was gonna get worse [01:35.75] [01:36.37]Before it got any better [01:38.03] [01:39.92]Well when the sun came up the noise died down [01:43.08]We got a few minutes sleep an' we were sleepin' sound [01:45.77]When a soldier knocked on our door and said: [01:48.03]"Last night they brought in seven dead and 14 wounded " [01:51.67] [01:52.69]And would we come down to the base hospital and see the boys [01:56.59]"Yes " [01:58.16]So we went to the hospital ward by day [02:01.43]And every night we were singin' away [02:03.44]Then the shells and the bombs was goin' again [02:06.06]And the helicopters brought in the wounded men [02:09.00]Night after night; day after day [02:11.62] [02:13.31]Comin' and a goin' [02:14.94] [02:16.27]So we sadly sang for them our last song [02:19.27]And reluctantly we said: "So long " [02:20.95]We did our best to let 'em know that we care [02:24.31]For every last one of 'em that's over there [02:27.05]Whether we belong over there or not [02:29.00]Somebody over here love's 'em and needs 'em [02:34.48]Well now that's about all that there is to tell [02:37.06]About that little trip into livin' hell [02:39.22]And if I ever go back over there any more [02:42.06]I hope there's none of our boys there for me to sing for; [02:45.44]I hope that war is over with [02:47.31]And they all come back home [02:49.41]To stay [02:50.34]In peace