It was a war bond That paid the doctor When he was born it wasnt easy He had a fever And he was dying His dad was fighting across the sea He was almost to sweet Canadas Border When he ran into a man who was high On Gun powder and a federal order That says youve got to fight and die He answered Im a runnin From the people who are gunnin down The people who are running for life I just wanted to be free To be all that I was promised By the fathers of our fathers long before Now its gettin kind of queasy And Im feelin kind of seasick I think that its time for me to go He was almost to sweet Canadas Border He was almost to sweet Canadas Border When he ran into a man who was high On Gun powder and a federal order That says youve got to fight and die You might also likeWhen the man said surrender He kept right on agoin He could see his brother Jesus by his side And they knew he wasnt fakin When the bullet started quakin Through the body of a peacemaker who tried And he died for his country and he was not mistaken Takin his body back home He wouldnt go into the far eastern jungle Takin his body back home He just wanted to be free To be all that he was promised By the fathers of our fathers long before And he died for his country and he was not mistaken Takin his body back home He was almost to sweet Canadas Border He was almost to sweet Canadas Border He was almost to sweet Canadas Border He was almost to sweet Canadas Border
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