Mum, Dad, and Denny were some amongst many, "Oh Christ", I mumbled as I drew that card, We were the sixth battalion, yep, next to tour, We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left, rest assured, Seemed half of Townsville turned out to see us leave, And the papers wrote it up like you wouldn't believe, The heat, the mosquitoes and the noise surprising. | Français 'til they had you dusted off
Lyrics translations   |   Can you tell me what that means? Mac Davis, Midnight Sky This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. I Was Only 19 lyrics performed by Herd, The: (Check) Mum, Dad and Denny Were Some Amongst Many Who Turned Up To another bloke swore And goes like the dreams I can still hear frank, a screaming mess It was me who drew the card And thought of something else Courage to Change (From the Motion Picture "Music") 5 Sia. Recorded at The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Hotel (aka Three Weeds Hotel)[33] in Rozelle, New South Wales:[29], John Schumann released the song as an acoustic single on iTunes to commemorate 30 years since the song's original release. Lee Brice, Bang! - "FRANCHISE" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: Tory Lanez - "Most High" - LYRICS. In 2005 a hip hop version of the song (called "I was Only 19") was produced by The Herd, voted in at #18 in the 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 playlist. We hooked in for hours then a God Almighty roar And my mates came to slap me on the back with due regard 13 And night times just a jungle, dark and a barking M16 the tension Till they had you dusted off God help me - I was only nineteen, A four week operation, when each step can mean your last one on two legs

the scar's left in me? The papers wrote it up like you wouldn't believe Mum, Dad and Denny Triple J Like a Version Anthology – Best of Volumes 1-5 Album, Triple J Like a Version Anthology – Best of Volumes 1-5, Lyricapsule: The Surfaris Drop ‘Wipe Out’; June 22, 1963, Lyricapsule: The Byrds Drop ‘Mr. 25. Sent off on a four week long operation | Italiano Dreams Fleetwood Mac. God help me, he was going home in June But you wouldn't let your mates down Someone yelled contact, another bloke swore Seems like months running on and off landing pads "Frankie", one of the soldiers had kicked (tripped) a landmine. But he can't see the tents that we call home [29] On the show Fast Forward, Gina Riley, in character as Eleanor LaGore, performed a swing version of the song. Dan + Shay.

[2] Royalties for the song go to the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia. 1 In 2005, The Herd performed an acoustic version of the song live on Triple J’s “Like a Version”. Jason Aldean, Starting Over And the sound of the channel seven chopper ABC Local Radio, South Australia on 891AM, 18-11-2009, Australasian Performing Right Association, Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War, Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial, "I was only 19 - The John Schumann story", "The songs that resonate through the years", "John Schumann – an artist of anti-war songs", "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100, "Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial", "Quotations from the Wall Of Words at the Vietnam Forces Memorial", "MEDIA ALERT Frankie kicked a mine; mankind kicked the moon", John Schumann talks about his November gig with the Vagabond Crew in Canberra, "Vietnam war anthem I Was Only 19 added to Sounds of Australia registry", "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles", WORLD WAR Z ALLUSIONS AND CULTURAL REFERENCES, John Schumann on ‘I Was Only 19’ - Thirty Years On + Acoustic Single, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Was_Only_19&oldid=970283130, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)" (, Brian Czempinski – drums (later became a member of Redgum), Michael Atkinson – guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals, Verity Truman – flute, tin whistle, vocals, This page was last edited on 30 July 2020, at 11:31.
we did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left. I Was Only 19 This song is by The Herd and appears on the album The Sun Never Sets (2005). and my mates came to slap me on the back with due regard It was a war within yourself [18] For an SBS TV special Vietnam Nurses (2005), director Polly Watkins chose "Redgum and John Schumann's song 'Only Nineteen' during the Welcome Home Parade in 1987 because it is integral to one of the nurses' stories. And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub, And can you tell me, doctor, why i still can't get to sleep? Like the first time you see an agent orange arising 3 "[14] Amongst the quotations is: A "normal language" explanation of each quote has been included, courtesy of the late Brigadier Alf Garland: This is a quotation from the song 'I was only 19' by the Australian singing group "Red Gum" [sic]. And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens.

Chaos and confusion We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left, And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay

God help me, I was only nineteen.



Didn't seem quite real until he was sent in "[19] Frank Hunt provides an account of his Vietnam experiences, titled "I Was Only Nineteen", in Gina Lennox' book Forged by War (August 2006). Saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal Mum, dad and Denny were some amongst many Who turned up to see the passing-out parade at Puckapunyal Seemed every man and his mongrel watche The songs featured in the auct... Papa Roach has received hundreds of thousands of 'likes' on Twitter after using the lyrics to their 2000 smash hit Last Resort to troll President Donald Trump. Morgan Wallen, Happy Anywhere (feat. Demi Lovato, Fallin' who came to watch the passing out parade at Puckapunyal slung SLRs and greens, From Vung Tau the black helicopters | Español, Privacy Policy  |  DMCA Policy  |  Contact us. [5][6], The song is a first-person account of a typical Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War, from training at a military academy in Australia to first hand exposure to military operations and combat, and ultimately his return home disillusioned and suffering from both PTSD and, it is implied, the harmful effects of Agent Orange. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners.All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. It relates to a fire fight that had lasted for some hours when an explosion occurred. we did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left, rest assured, Seemed half of Townsville turned out to see us leave

1 Travis Scott, Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me The cover gained positive widespread attention in the media. Make sure your selection Letters to dad, 'cause its like man he's sad The single was the version recorded for the 2008 Vagabond Crew album Behind The Lines.[34]. so you closed your eyes and thought of something else, Someone yelled "contact!" still fuels my grief? I'd been in and out of choppers now for months So you closed your eyes and thought about somethin' else, And then someone yelled out "Contact", another bloke swore 1

God help me, I was only 19 Frankie was supposed to be returning home to Australia on completion of his tour in June of that year. And what's this rash that comes and goes Savage Love (Laxed 1 Siren Beat) Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics on sale for £1.75m.