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Don McLean
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1967
Lyricist:Alexander Hill, Irving Mills
In 1967, the draft caught up with me Me and my pal Joe went off to war We might find hero's heaven But we'd keep the country free We would surely win just like before
Roy Rogers he was on his horse And Buck Jones drew his gun We would surely win of course When the battle was all done
1967, I came back alone They brought Joe back in plastic on the plane 1967 seems so long ago But I can't forget my friend or ease my pain
His family may forget him His children may regret him His wife may find another And go on
His picture may grow faded And the world he knew gone jaded
But as long as I shall live I surely know I never will forget my buddy Joe
In 1967, the war was raging on Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Our country was divided and reborn Though I was back at home, I had never left Saigon 'Cause all I got was ridicule and scorn
This was no place for hero's now They all seemed to resent me They said, 'Why did you ever go?' I said, 'Because they sent me'
1967, they buried my friend Joe And I was flashing back while people wept I thought of how he saved us And I watched the land-mine blow
And I looked down at his dog-tag that I kept You'll always be a young man You always will be smiling You always will be confident and true
Your picture may grow faded And the world you knew gone jaded
But as long as I shall live I surely know I never will forget my buddy Joe
Long as I shall live I surely know I never will forget you buddy Joe
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