Vietnam

"Don't be alarmed", she told me, the telegram said
Vietnam, Vietnam, hey, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, what I said now
Vietnam, hey, Vietnam, aha
It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
And this is what she wrote and said
Yesterday I got a letter from my friend fighting in Vietnam
And this is what he had to say
Now Mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
"Tell all my friends that I'll be coming home soon
Vietnam, Vietnam
Now Mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam
Hey, Vietnam, Vietnam, oh, Vietnam
"Don't be alarmed", she told me, the telegram said
And it came from, Vietnam, Vietnam

'But Mistress Brown, your son is dead'

Somebody please stop that war now
Vietnam, Vietnam
And this is what she wrote and said
It was addressed from Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam

Somebody stop that war
Somebody please now
'Oh, but Mistress Brown, your son is dead'
Oh, Vietnam, Vietnam
And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam
Her golden lips are sweet as cherry"
It was addressed from Vietnam

"Don't forget", he said, "To tell my sweet Mary
My time'll be up some time in June"

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam