Country Joe McDonald - War Hero lyrics

McDonald-Van Ronk When I got back to my homeland I didn't have a thing where my parts used to hang So they gave me a medal and a fine harangue And now I'm a bloody hero Chorus: Mourn for the dead world-family If you want to be a hero follow me Mourn for the dead world-family If you want to be a hero follow me Now the boys and girls all envy me I fought for the military industry Now I can't walk and l can't see Now I'm a bloody hero The cluster bombs and the napalm blasts Automatic weapons and chemical gas Technology built to last Now I'm a bloody hero All over the world there are spots Where the war dead corpses lie and rot And every corpse is a patriot And every corpse is a hero