Don't Sleep at the Palestine Hotel
Paul Henry Dallaire| Original | This should be the third verse |
| DON'T SLEEP AT THE PALESTINE HOTEL A young man eager young and strong For Adventure joined the army And like his dad who'd fought the Viet Cong He would fight the Iraqis My country right or wrong he said And like a young John Wayne off he'd go The Cavalry and bugle calls A picture perfect Hollywood Don't sleep at the Palestine Hotel For there are friends there that will kill you And Agent Orange Vietnam Make me sing this song of blue In april year two thousand two Near Kandahar AFghanistan Four young Canadians killed by friendly fire Shed their blood in the dessert sand You'd be proud about the preacher said mom And now there shipping me back home Eight buddy's of mine will carry me In a casket cold as stone In the old days it was just the same Chief Sitting bull was on the roster Rich man's war poor man's blood When will humans ever learn | DON'T SLEEP AT THE PALESTINE HOTEL Aladdin and his magic lamp Ali Baba and his forty thieves Children stories told throughout the world since nine eleven take new meaning |
