Some folks are born, made to wave the flag
Ooo, their red, white and blue
And when the band plays “Hail to the Chief”
Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no senator’s son, son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
Lord, don’t they help themselves, y’all
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no, no
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask ‘em, “How much should we give?”
Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, y’all
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no military son, son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, one
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate son, no, no, no
Song has not a single anti war word in it. It simply notes what element of society declines to participate,, except to beat the drum for others. It doesn’t even specifically mention the draft. So it even holds up well in todays wars.
It wont make sense when we see the Bush and Obama daughters in Uniform. Or when grunts snorting coke get the same treatment as Biden’s son.
It even brings to mind Petraeus flying to Paris in a Lear Jet for dinners,, enjoying the fellating of a camp following biographer.
That bass turd Patraeus, what he did is so sickening.
Three thoughts:
1) Lots of Ivy League KIAs in Vietnam.
2) Never saw a rich punk beating the drum for war. The rich punks I knew were beating the drum for peace, love, and Communism.
3) Being a veteran seems to increase your maturity and also your employability. It teaches discipline and responsibility, and employers (and potential fathers-in-law) value that. That's why non-Ivy type kids willingly join up. Several of our home-school group boys are in the Marines, one in the Coast Guard. When they're home on leave, man can you see the difference.