Kicked In the Head
Kicked in the head
They called me up for Vietnam,
But I didn’t get to run,
Just seeing a bit double, am ,
Kick in the head for one.
Old horse had kicked me in the head ,
Was mostly lame a week,
Dent in the forehead nasty cos, it made,
A seeing double sort of freak.
M60 was me toy, (machine gun 7.62 cal she was, 2,700 feet per second)
I’d fire her off the shoulder ,
Figured I’d get both targets some.
Splashing bullets till I’m older.
Menzies PM said of us,
Why shouldn’t they go and fight
Flotsam jetsam of the country, just ,
Pawns of war, yes too right :)
Don Johnson 13-jul-11
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