Country Joe McDonald Quotes

1942–2026 United States

Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (1 January 1942 – 7 March 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and film composer, who was the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock group Country Joe and the Fish.

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I was inspired to write a folk song — about how soldiers have no choice in the matter but to follow orders — but with the irreverence of rock ’n’ roll.

Interview (2017)

And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopie! We're all gonna die!

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die (1967)

Now come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
Come on fathers don't hesitate
Send your sons off before it's too late
And you can be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box.

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die (1967)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Country Joe McDonald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.