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"Fortunate Son"

Some folks are born made to wave the flagOoh, they're red, white and blue

And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, sonIt ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah!Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

Lord, don't they help themselves, ohBut when the taxman comes to the door

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, noIt ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks inherit star spangled eyesOoh, they send you down to war, Lord

And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, sonIt ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no noIt ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no

Questions for Vietnam Songs Directions: Answer these questions for

each of the songs after listening to them.

1. When do you think the song was written? Why?

2. What issues are being addressed?

3. List any key terms that are referenced in the song?

4. What do you think the purpose of this song was? (Why did the artist or

artists want this song to be heard?

5. How would you respond to this song if you were living during the Vietnam

Era? Does it have any effect on you now or could you relate or appreciate the

messages being sent?

"Imagine"

Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below us

Above us only skyImagine all the people

Living for today...

Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die forAnd no religion too

Imagine all the peopleLiving life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one

Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you can

No need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one






8. What do you think the purpose of this song was? (Why did the artist or

artists want this song to be heard?




"Born In The U.S.A."

Born down in a dead man's townThe first kick I took was when I hit the ground

You end up like a dog that's been beat too muchTill you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.Got in a little hometown jam so they put a rifle in my handSent me off to a foreign land to go and kill the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.Come back home to the refinery

Hiring man says "son if it was up to me"Went down to see my V.A. man

He said "son don't you understand now"Had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off the Viet Cong

They're still there he's all goneHe had a woman he loved in Saigon

I got a picture of him in her arms nowDown in the shadow of penitentiaryOut by the gas fires of the refinery

I'm ten years burning down the roadNowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

Born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.I'm a long gone daddy in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.

I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A.






12. What do you think the purpose of this song was? (Why did the

artist or artists want this song to be heard?




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