In this satirical song by Phil Ochs, sung here by Pete Seeger, the narrator presents himself as a typical American . He believes in God, hates and says he would rather be dead than red.
But when he goes to his draft , he finds every possible : he is only eighteen, he has flat and his is getting worse, he must look after his sick , he goes to and he works in a defense . He even says he is to flowers, and that he would probably if the enemy came close!
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