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Smiley Smith - I Wish I Had a Draftcard

Vietnam War songs: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumm... The song "I Wish I Had a Draftcard (Beverly # 112) took a strong patriotic line on the draft issue, criticising draft card burners and draft dodgers. A spoken-word track, the narrator marched along, with a nine year old, at a patriotic demonstration on Veteran's Day, carrying a sign in support of the draft, which represented "a calling card for freedom". Composed by J. Kelvie and J. Long. "'I wish I had a draft card', read the crudely printed sign Carried by a little lad whose age was only nine, he was Marching with the legion at the Veterans Day parade and I was curious for the meaning of the sign he had made.... So I marched along with him, and from his explanation My eyes with tears grew dim, it seemed he had heard Too much of beatniks burning up their draft cards to stay Out of Vietnam...as we marched he said, I wish I had a Draft card...you'd never see me burn it up...a calling card For freedom in the dear old USA...and when I get my Greeting from Mr. President, I wouldn't try to dodge the draft I'd go where I was sent, of course I'd have to leave my Mother and give up my baseball games, but in my soldiers Uniform I'd never feel ashamed, I love the land of the free And the home of the brave and I'd rather fight then ??? To a communistic slave and with the star and stripes for ever... Our flag will be my banner and I will fight to keep it free"