《Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues(LP版)》歌词

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[00:03:00] "Hello headquarters

[00:03:04] Hello headquarters

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

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