Bring Them Home LyricsIf you love your Uncle Sam,
Bring them home, bring them home. Support our boys in Vietnam, Bring them home, bring them home. It'll make our generals sad, I know, Bring them home, bring them home. They want to tangle with the foe, Bring them home, bring them home. They want to test their weaponry, Bring them home, bring them home. But here is their big fallacy, Bring them home, bring them home. I may be right, I may be wrong, Bring them home, bring them home. But I got a right to sing this song, Bring them home, bring them home. There's one thing I must confess, Bring them home, bring them home. I'm not really a pacifist, Bring them home, bring them home. If an army invaded this land of mine, Bring them home, bring them home. You'd find me out on the firing line, Bring them home, bring them home. Even if they brought their planes to bomb, Bring them home, bring them home. Even if they brought helicopters and napalm, Bring them home, bring them home. Show those generals their fallacy: Bring them home, bring them home. They don't have the right weaponry, Bring them home, bring them home. For defense you need common sense, Bring them home, bring them home. They don't have the right armaments, Bring them home, bring them home. The world needs teachers, books and schools, Bring them home, bring them home. And learning a few universal rules, Bring them home, bring them home. So if you love your Uncle Same, Bring them home, bring them home. Support our boys in Vietnam, Bring them home, bring them home. |
AnalysisThe song 'Bring Them Home' by Pete Seeger was written specifically as a response to the Vietnam War, as it references the conflict multiple times. One of the main components of the song that stands out to me is how the words "bring them home, bring them home" are repeated every other line. He is really trying to emphasize the fact that we should pull our military out of Vietnam. This song definitely presents an anti-war case because it repeatedly mentions that the American soldiers in Vietnam should return home to their friends and family. Anytime people want soldiers being pulled out of a war zone, it is against the cause of the war. This song is definitely against the Truman Doctrine. The Truman Doctrine states that we should supply military aid to struggling countries, and this song directly contradicts that by saying we should bring the soldiers home instead of sending more to Vietnam. This song can explain how war affects society because it is an example of one of the many forms of protests against the Vietnam War. The war caused all of these protests against it. Lastly, my opinion of the song is that it is very clear in its message, but it presents it in a way that is slightly confusing. It states that we are supporting the troops in Vietnam by bringing them home.
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