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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Skids
Performer
Richard Jobson
Vocals
Stuart Adamson
Guitar
David Batchelor
Piano
William Simpson
Bass Guitar
Chris Jenkins
Guitar
Rusty Egan
Drums
Thomas Kellichan
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Jobson
Lyrics
Stuart Adamson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MICK GLOSSOP
Producer
Peter Mew
Mastering Engineer
Bill Nelson
Producer
Lyrics
Saw Vietnam as a partisan and wished I'd never been
As I held the rope on through the scope I wish I'd never seen
Where the air turned red as the bodies bled into a schoolboy's dream
But who were there could only stare into this wondrous scene
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
In Germany in the '45, my mind was on the altar
Thought of God the Iron Rod and thought that needed shelter
From 'Tragen' pain and men insane and eyes that got much colder
Saw a German son with a Yankee gun and a uniform much older
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
Working for the Yankee Dollar (4x)
Processions bear that human flare which mark a hero's welcome
For those dead and for those shed it was a big occasion
And all flags and Yankee mags which embroidered all the meaning
In an oversight, forgot the fight, which never bore elation
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
Working for the Yankee Dollar (5x)
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high,
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
(Repeat 'till the end)
Writer(s): Stuart Adamson, Richard Jobson
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