My Uncle
(Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons)
(Steve Earle version)
A letter came today from my draft board
With trembling hands I read the questionnaire
It asked a lot of questions 'bout my mamma and poppa
That ain't exactly what I call fair
Chorus:
So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver might be just my kind of town
'Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground
A sad old soldier once told me a story
About a battlefield that he was on
He said a man should never fight for glory
I guess he knows what's right and what is wrong
chorus
Now I don't know how much I owe my uncle
I expect that it's more than I can pay
He's asking me to sign a three year contract
I guess I'll catch the next bus out today
chorus x 2
He has a also recorded a song by well known leftist Bob Dylan.
Bob Dylan hasn't been a leftist since he broke up with Joan Baez over 35 years ago.
I used to like Dyaln too, back then I was a little bit leftist! Hated the Vietnam Conflict but never had one bad feeling about those that did chose to serve!