Anti-War | Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff

 Anti-War Song

Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff

Lyrics:

Hey, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Yesterday I got a letter from my friend fighting in Vietnam

And this is what he had to say

“Tell all my friends that I’ll be coming home soon

My time’ll be up sometime in June

Don’t forget”, he said, “To tell my sweet Mary

Her golden lips are sweet as cherry”

And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

It was just the next day, his mother got a telegram

It was addressed from Vietnam

Now, Mistress Brown, she lives in the USA

And this is what she wrote and said

“Don’t be alarmed”, she told me the telegram said

“But Mistress Brown your son is dead.”

And it came from Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, hey, Vietnam

Somebody, please stop that war now

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, oh Vietnam

Vietnam, oh Vietnam, oh oh, oh oh

Somebody, please stop it

Vietnam, Vietnam, oh Vietnam

Vietnam oh oh, oh oh Vietnam

Hey Vietnam, aha Vietnam, oh oh, yeah

I wanna say now somebody stops that war

What is the Message behind the song?

The song 'Vietnam' was a song written by Jimmy Cliff. The song is about one of the soldiers that are serving in The Vietnam War and writes a letter to his friends and family about him about to return home.  But, instead of receiving his letter, his mother receives a telegram notifying him about his death. According to Jimmy Cliff, the song was about an artist he knew who was drafted to fight in Vietnam.