COLONEL NIGHN

We were drinking beer in Frisco,
And having lots of fun,
When the war broke out in I Corps,
And I grabbed my pack and gun,
Now I'm fighting for that bastard Colonel Nighn.

Chorus: Colonel Nighn, Colonel Nighn,
Now I'm fighting for that bastard Colonel Nighn.

We landed in Batanga,
It wasn't very nice.
We didn't come to I Corps,
To eat your fucking rice.

Chorus

Oh, Co Van, why are you running?
Are you afraid to die?
The reason I am running,
Is that Co Vans cannot fly.

Chorus

There were mortars in the compound
And sappers in the wire.
But we didn't give a fuck,
'Cause we were too Goddamned tired.

Chorus

We were putting in some VNAF,
And laughing at the show,
When Charlie popped a mortar,
And Paddy didn't know.

Chorus

On an operation,
Near the Laotian border,
Just eating rice and Nuoc Mam,
Waiting for an order.

Chorus

working as a Co Van,
I'm earning me a mint,
'Cause all my X-ray wants,
Is Seikos and cement.

Chorus

Building a new compound,
We're even planting grass,
But if you think I'll mow it,
You can kiss my fucking ass!

Chorus
Surrounded out at Kam Duc,
Can't last another day,
When one-eight says to me,
"Don't let 'em get away!"

Chorus

From The Longest Year, Bowen and Fish
tune: Battleship of Maine
@Army @war @Vietnam
filename[ COLNIGHN
TUNE FILE: BTTLMAIN
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