Silver bird go fly alone
Silver bird go die alone
Silver bird my work is done
I wish to god I'd never begun
Once I was free
But I didn't know
Almost two years gone
Taken from my life
Now I know, now I know
What it's like
To be free
Silver bird go fly alone
Silver bird go die alone
Silver bird my work is done
I wish to god I'd never begun.
Silver bird go die alone
Silver bird my work is done
I wish to god I'd never begun
Once I was free
But I didn't know
Almost two years gone
Taken from my life
Now I know, now I know
What it's like
To be free
Silver bird go fly alone
Silver bird go die alone
Silver bird my work is done
I wish to god I'd never begun.
Contributed by Alessandro - 2008/11/14 - 09:09
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From "We Say No To Your War!"
Lyrics by A1C Jim Schaffer and Sgt. Mark Lane (ret.)
music by A1C Jim Schaffer
The first verse expresses the mood of returning GIs, their feeling of alienation from the Air Force, and their determination to be a part of the machine no longer. The second verse was a personal statement by Jim Shaffer, just before he was discharged as a conscientious objector. Combining the two poems and adding music produced the first song written at the project.
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding