Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues (LP版)-Tom Paxton

[ti:Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues (LP Version)] [ar:Tom Paxton] [al:The Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help Wonder Wher I'm Bound: The Elektra Years (US Release)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues (LP版) - Tom Paxton [00:31.92]When I landed in Vietnam [00:34.08]I hardly got to see Saigon [00:35.98]They shaped us up and called the roll [00:38.05]And off we went on a long patrol [00:40.34]Swattin' flies swappin' lies [00:44.44]Firing the odd shot here and there [00:49.72]The captain called a halt that night [00:51.73]And we had chow by the pale moonlight [00:53.75]A lovely dinner they planned for us [00:55.52]With a taste like a seat on a crosstown bus [00:58.38]Some of the veterans left theirs in the cans [01:00.36]For the Viet Cong to find [01:03.10]Deadlier than a land mine [01:04.16] [01:08.38]Well naturally somebody told a joke [01:10.28]And a couple of fellas began to smoke [01:11.93] [01:12.65]I took a whiff as a cloud rolled by [01:14.53]And my nose went up like an infield fly [01:16.08] [01:17.62]The captain this blonde fella from Yale said [01:21.72]"What's the matter with you baby " [01:26.27] [01:29.41]Well I may be crazy but I think not [01:31.52]I'd swear to God that I smell pot [01:33.71]But who'd have pot in Vietnam [01:35.66]He said "What do you think you're sittin' on " [01:38.47]These funny little plants thousands of them [01:41.59]Good God Almighty Pastures of Plenty [01:50.68]We all lit up and by and by [01:52.82]The whole platoon was flying high [01:54.88]With a beautiful smile on the captain's face [01:57.62]He smelled like midnight on St Mark's Place [02:00.95]Cleaning his weapon chanting the Hare Krishna [02:04.54] [02:10.96]The moment came as it comes to all [02:12.63]When I had to answer nature's call [02:14.38]I was stumbling around in a beautiful haze [02:16.53]When I met a little cat in black P J 's [02:19.67]Rifle ammo-belt B F Goodrich sandals [02:24.22]He looked up at me and said [02:26.01]"Whatsa' matta wit-choo baby " [02:29.36] [02:34.55]He said "We're campin' down the pass [02:36.34]And smelled you people blowin' grass [02:38.35]And since by the smell you're smokin' trash [02:40.50]I brought you a taste of a special stash [02:43.54]Straight from Uncle Ho's victory garden [02:44.90] [02:46.91]We call it Hanoi gold " [02:50.01]So his squad and my squad settled down [02:54.50]And passed some lovely stuff around [02:56.20]All too soon it was time to go [02:58.35]The captain got on the radio [03:00.58]"Hello headquarters [03:04.27]Hello headquarters [03:08.64]We have met the enemy [03:10.22]And they have been smashed "