War Hero - Country Joe McDonald

When I got back to my homeland

I didn’t have a thing where my parts used to hang

So they gave me a medal and a fine harangue

And now I’m a bloody hero

Chorus:

Mourn for the dead world-family

If you want to be a hero follow me Mourn for the dead world-family

If you want to be a hero follow me Now the boys and girls all envy me I fought for the military industry

Now I can’t walk and l can’t see

Now I’m a bloody hero

The cluster bombs and the napalm blasts

Automatic weapons and chemical gas

Technology built to last

Now I’m a bloody hero

All over the world there are spots

Where the war dead corpses lie and rot

And every corpse is a patriot

And every corpse is a hero