I Ain't Marching Anymore
Phil Ochs
written by Phil Ochs and Bob Gibson
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Oh, I marched to the battle of New Orleans
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At the end of the early British war
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The young land started growin'
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The young blood started flowin'
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But I ain't a-marchin' anymore
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But I've killed my share of Indians
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In a thousand different fights
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I was there at the Little Big Horn
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I saw many men lyin'
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I saw many more dyin'
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But I ain't a-marchin' anymore
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It's always the old to lead us to the war
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Always the young to fall
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Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun
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Tell me, is it worth it all
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For I stole California from the Mexican land
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Fought in the bloody Civil War
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Yes I even killed my brothers
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And so many others
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But I ain't a-marchin' anymore
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For I marched to the battles of the German trench
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In a war that was bound to end all wars
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Oh, I must have killed a million men
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And now they want me back again
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But I ain't a-marchin' anymore
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It's always the old to lead us to the war
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Always the young to fall
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Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun
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Tell me, is it worth it all
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For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky
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Set off the mighty mushroom roar
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When I saw the cities burnin'
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I knew that I was learnin'
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That I ain't a-marchin' anymore
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Now the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plants
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United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore
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Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason"
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Call it "Love" or call it "Reason"
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But I ain't a-marchin' any more.
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No, I ain't a-marchin' any more
From Phil Ochs "I Ain't Marching Anymore"
Elektra Records
Appleseed Music
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