作曲 : Schumann John
Written by：Schumann John
Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
It was a long march from cadets
The sixth battalion was next to tour it was me who drew the card
We did Canungra Shoalwater before we left
And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
This clipping from the paper shows a youngon' strong and clean
And there's me with me slouch hat my SLR and greens
God help me
I was only nineteen
From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
We made our tents a home V.B. and pinups on the lockers
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub
And can you tell me doctor why I can't get to sleep
And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M.16
And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
God help me
I was only nineteen
A four week operation any step could be your last one on two legs
It was a war within yourself
But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off
So you closed your eyes and you thought about somethin' else
Then someone yelled out Contact and the bloke behind me swore
We hooked in there for hours then a God almighty roar
Frankie kicked the mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
God help me
He was goin' home in June
I can still see Frankie drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
And I can still hear Frankie lyin' screamin' in the jungle
'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real
And I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel
God help me
I was only nineteen
And can you tell me doctor why I still can't get to sleep
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet
And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
God help me
I was only nineteen
[00:00.00] 作曲 : Schumann John
[00:00.29]Written by：Schumann John
[00:01.45]
[00:14.93]Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
[00:20.32]
[00:21.28]It was a long march from cadets
[00:23.00]
[00:25.63]The sixth battalion was next to tour it was me who drew the card
[00:30.01]
[00:31.02]We did Canungra Shoalwater before we left
[00:34.39]
[00:37.05]And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
[00:41.52]
[00:42.76]This clipping from the paper shows a youngon' strong and clean
[00:47.17]
[00:48.41]And there's me with me slouch hat my SLR and greens
[00:52.97]
[00:53.98]God help me
[00:54.97]
[00:58.32]I was only nineteen
[01:00.32]
[01:02.92]From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
[01:07.02]
[01:08.11]I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
[01:11.72]
[01:14.07]We made our tents a home V.B. and pinups on the lockers
[01:18.73]
[01:19.64]And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub
[01:23.06]
[01:25.39]And can you tell me doctor why I can't get to sleep
[01:30.01]
[01:31.05]And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M.16
[01:35.46]
[01:36.70]And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
[01:41.38]
[01:42.36]God help me
[01:43.20]
[01:46.81]I was only nineteen
[01:48.71]
[01:54.11]A four week operation any step could be your last one on two legs
[02:00.09]
[02:00.86]It was a war within yourself
[02:02.76]
[02:05.36]But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off
[02:09.84]
[02:10.97]So you closed your eyes and you thought about somethin' else
[02:14.44]
[02:16.89]Then someone yelled out Contact and the bloke behind me swore
[02:21.74]
[02:22.69]We hooked in there for hours then a God almighty roar
[02:27.51]
[02:28.59]Frankie kicked the mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
[02:33.02]
[02:33.97]God help me
[02:34.76]
[02:38.30]He was goin' home in June
[02:39.71]
[03:09.15]I can still see Frankie drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
[03:14.42]On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
[03:17.93]
[03:20.62]And I can still hear Frankie lyin' screamin' in the jungle
[03:25.11]
[03:26.02]'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row
[03:29.50]
[03:31.75]And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
[03:36.83]
[03:37.56]And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real
[03:43.19]And I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel
[03:48.21]
[03:48.96]God help me
[03:49.87]
[03:53.60]I was only nineteen
[03:55.35]
[03:58.02]And can you tell me doctor why I still can't get to sleep
[04:02.46]
[04:03.54]And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet
[04:08.22]
[04:09.20]And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
[04:14.10]
[04:15.02]God help me
[04:15.97]
[04:19.42]I was only nineteen