I’m Gonna Help Hurry My Brothers Home

(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
I want you to pray for me, I want you to pray for me
(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
Cos I’ve got to, I’ve got to go now

You see I’m a young man
Home with dad and mum
But I’m gonna give it all up, yes I am
To fight the war in Vietnam
I’m a simple man
With no ambition to roam
But oh I want to go fight now
To get my brothers home, that’s why

(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
I’ve got to go now, my baby my baby my baby
(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
My baby, I’ve got to go now

This is my country too
And I’ll never forsake it
Though I don’t agree with all the laws, no I don’t
I’ll let no other country take it
Like I say, I’m a simple man
From the poor side of the tracks
But oh I wanna help my brothers
So they can hurry back, ooh listen!

For those of you who don’t understand
What I’m trying to say
I’d like to ask you to do a favour for me
I want you to close your eyes for a moment
To give your heart a chance to see, look
Can you see that lady and do you see that tear?
Why, she’s crying because she lost someone
In Vietnam who to her was mighty dear
She knows now that life is no bit of clover
That’s one reason I wanna go fight
To help get this thing over
Hey you, Mr Protestor
I can see your sign because it’s too big to hide
But as I stand here looking around, just somehow
I can’t seem to find your pride
You say, “war is wrong,” well I agree
It’s a curse but if there was fighting over here
It would be a whole lot worse
And that’s why I say move

(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
I’ve got to go now, I’ve got to go go go, go now
(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
Oh my baby, my baby, I want you to pray for me
(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
And if I don’t come back, if I don’t come back
(Go now, I’ve gotta go now)
Pray for my soul that I may be saved
Cos I feel it’s my duty to go now, go