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06-06-2008, 08:59 AM
THE UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
He's Five foot two, and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of thirty one, and he's only seventeen
Been a soldier for a thousand years
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an Aetheist, a Jain
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you
And he's fighting for Canada
He's fighting for France
He's fighting for the USA
And he's fighting for the Russians
And he's fighting for Japan
Ane he thinks we'll put an end to war this way
And he's fighting for Democracy
He's fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one who must decide
Who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall
But without him
how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
As a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on
He's the Universal Soldier
And he's really not to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from here and there and you and me
And brothers can't you see?
This is not the way we put the end to war
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For those who don't know, this wonderful song was written by Buffy Saint-Marie.
Donovan had a hit with this song in 1965, the year of my birth. I was inspired to post the lyrics by something else I saw on the MB this morning. In fact, I think of the song often when on here.
I find it to be a beautiful and moving piece - one of my all time favorites - and wonder what others think of it. Your thoughts??
He's Five foot two, and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of thirty one, and he's only seventeen
Been a soldier for a thousand years
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an Aetheist, a Jain
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you
And he's fighting for Canada
He's fighting for France
He's fighting for the USA
And he's fighting for the Russians
And he's fighting for Japan
Ane he thinks we'll put an end to war this way
And he's fighting for Democracy
He's fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one who must decide
Who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall
But without him
how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
As a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on
He's the Universal Soldier
And he's really not to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from here and there and you and me
And brothers can't you see?
This is not the way we put the end to war
************************************************** *
For those who don't know, this wonderful song was written by Buffy Saint-Marie.
Donovan had a hit with this song in 1965, the year of my birth. I was inspired to post the lyrics by something else I saw on the MB this morning. In fact, I think of the song often when on here.
I find it to be a beautiful and moving piece - one of my all time favorites - and wonder what others think of it. Your thoughts??