I Was Only Nineteen 歌詞
I Was Only Nineteen - Aussie Bush Band
Mum and Dad and Danny
Saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
It was a long march from cadets
The sixth battalion was the next to tour
And it was me who drew the card
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left
And Townsville lined the footpaths
As we marched down to the quay
This clipping from the paper shows us young
And strong and clean
And there's me in me slouch hat
With me SLR and greens
God help me I was only nineteen
From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
And we made our tents a home V B
And pinups on the lockers
And an agent orange sunset through the scrub
And can you tell me doctor
Why I still can't get to sleep
And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M 16
And what's this rash that comes and goes
Can you tell me what it means
God help me I was only nineteen
A four week operation
When each step can mean your last one on two legs
It was a war within yourself
But you wouldn't let your mates down
'Til they had you dusted off
So you closed your eyes
And thought about somethin' else
And then someone yelled out Contact
And the bloke behind me swore
We hooked in there for hours then a God almighty roar
And Frankie kicked a mine the day
That mankind kicked the moon
God help me he was goin' home in June
And I can still see Frankie drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
On a thirty six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
And I can still hear Frankie lying screaming in the jungle
'Til the M******e came and killed the bloody row
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud
And blood and tears
And the stories
That my father told me never seemed quite real
I caught some pieces in my back
That I didn't even feel
God help me I was only nineteen
And can you tell me doctor
Why I still can't get to sleep tonight
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet
And what's this rash that comes and goes
Can you tell me what it means
God help me I was only nineteen