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i was only 19 (triple j like a version) - the herd lyrics

[verse 1: ozi batla]
mum, dad, and denny were some amongst many
who turned up to the passing out parade at puckapunyal
seemed every man and his mongrel came to watch cadets stumble
on the long march to the viet jungle
“oh christ”, he mumbled as i drew that card
and my mates came to slap me on the back with due regard
we were the sixth battalion and the next to tour
we did canungra and shoalwater before we left, rest assured
seemed half of townsville turned out to see us leave
and they lined the footpaths as we marched to the quay
and the papers wrote it up like you would not believe
but we were looking to the future for a fast reprieve
the newspaper clipping show us looking young, strong and clean
rocking slouch hats, slung slrs and greens
god help me, i was only nineteen

[verse 2: ozi batla]
from vung tau in black helicopters
the chinook pilots seemed relieved at nui dat when he dropped us
seems like months running on and off landing pads
letters to dad, ’cause it’s like, man, he’s sad
but he can’t see the tents that we call home
cans of vb and pin*ups on the lockers of chicks off tv
the noise, mosquitoes and the noise surprising
like the first time you see an agent orange horizon
[chorus 1: urthboy]
so please, can you tell me doctor why i still can’t get to sleep?
the scars left in me?
the night time’s just a jungle, dark and a barking m16
we keep saying “rest in peace”
what the h*ll’s this rash that comes and goes?
don’t suppose you could tell me what that means?
god help me, i was only nineteen

[verse 3: urthboy]
sent off on a four*week*long operation
where every single step could be your last one
on two legs, it was sorta living h*ll
falling with the sh*lls, war within yourself
but you couldn’t let your mates down ’til they had you dusted off
so you closed your eyes and thought of something else
someone yelled “contact!”, another bloke swore
we hooked in for hours, then a god almighty roar
then frankie kicked a mine, the day that mankind kicked the moon
god help me, he was going home in june

[instrumental break]

[verse 4: berzerkatron]
and i can still see frank with a can in his hand
thirty*six hour leave in the bar at the grand
i can still hear frank, a screaming mess
of bleeding flesh, couldn’t retrieve his legs
the anzac legend neglected to mention
the mud, the fear, the blood, the tears, the tension
dad’s recollection beyond comprehension
didn’t seem quite real until we were sent in
the caos and confusion, the fire and steel
hot shrapnel in my back i didn’t even feel
god help me, i was only nineteen
[chorus 2: berzerkatron]
so please can you tell me doctor
why i can’t get to sleep, i can’t hardly eat?
and the sound of the channel seven chopper still chills me to my feet
still fuels my grief?
and what’s this rash that comes and goes?
like the dreams, can you tell me what that means?
god help me, i was only nineteen

[bridge: ozi batla, urthboy & berzerkatron]
mum and dad and denny saw the passing out parade at puckapunyal
it was a long march from cadets
the sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card
we did canungra and shoalwater before we left

[chorus 2: ozi batla, urthboy & berzerkatron, ozi batla]
so please can you tell me doctor
why i can’t get to sleep i can’t hardly eat?
and the sound of the channel seven chopper still chills me to my feet
still fuels my grief?
and what’s this rash that comes and goes?
like the dreams, can you tell me what that means?
god help me, i was only nineteen

- the herd lyrics

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