It's mid November nineteen seventy one
A major confrontation, friends, was said to have begun
Some vets had done some planning...they were getting really sore
They would move to the next level in attempts to stop the war
The FBI had been watchin' 'em in action
They're gettin' real scary...what's the next thing they would do?
In Kansas City would the plot gain traction
Would senators see pearly gates before the year was through?
A young John F. Kerry had been telling great big lies
U.S. troops pulled off mass murder, that should come as no surprise
They're killing for pleasure and were zapping testicles
Before the U.S. Congress he was spreading all that bull
The FBI had been watchin' 'em in action
They're gettin' real scary...what's the next thing they would do?
In Kansas City would the plot gain traction
Would senators see pearly gates before the year was through?
Back in Vietnam there were some men held by the Cong
They were undergoing torture...that side thought it wasn't wrong
They used John's words...and for the men it's really rough
John F. Kerry, you're a traitor...we have really had enough
The FBI had been watchin' 'em in action
They're gettin' real scary...what's the next thing they would do?
In Kansas City would the plot gain traction
Would senators see pearly gates before the year was through?
Scott Camil had been screamin' "It's time we were votin'!
Are you with or against us...we must know where you all stand"
John told them no and gave his resignation
'Cause after all, you know, that a career had been well-planned
He's hidden the record and hoped we would not find out
But Tom Lipscomb found the story...we know what John's all about
A lesson Kerry learned is now becoming evident
If you are whacking senators, you can't be president
The FBI had been watchin' 'em in action
They're gettin' real scary...what's the next thing they would do?
In Kansas City would the plot gain traction
Would senators see pearly gates before the year was through?
Scott Camil had been screamin' "It's time we were votin'!
Are you with or against us...we must know where you all stand"
John told them no and gave his resignation
'Cause after all, you know, that a career had been well-planned
Tuesday night in a Charlotte, NC, radio show (WBT), Steve Gardner, the tenth member of Kerry's crew who lives in nearby Clover, SC, said among several interesting things that at least one of Kerry's Purple Hearts was suspicious. He himself saw the ABRASION..."not even a cut" Garner said. According to his first-hand account, Gardner said that Kerry went to the commanding officer (G. gave his rank and name) and said he wanted a Purple Heart for his "wound". The officer said, "NO WAY." Then, Garner said, Kerry went to two other officers w/the same request (demand?). The first officer, scheduled to leave Vietnam, told them that if THEY wanted to give Kerry the Purple Heart commendation, THEY could do it, but he was not about to write Kerry up for the award himself.
Perhaps this detail is another reason for Kerry to refuse releasing his records.