Sittin' down here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
I'm sittin' down here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
I have all these troubles at home, I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
I read the news every day, I read about Vietnam 
I read the news every day, I read about Vietnam 
I got so much friends in Vietnam, I might not never see them no more 
Sittin' here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
Sittin' here thinkin' thinkin', thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
You men in the street have so much trouble of their own, why they wanna fight in Vietnam 
Have mercy 
Lord have mercy, don't let me go to Vietnam 
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, don't let me go to Vietnam 
I have my wife and my family, I don't wanna go to Vietnam 
We got so much trouble at home, we don't need to go to Vietnam 
Yeah yeah, there's a whole lot of trouble right here at home, don't need to go to Vietnam 
We outta stay at home, stay out of trouble 
I don't wanna go 
I don't wanna go 
Vietnam