God help me i was only nineteen. John Williamson 2022-11-04

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REDGUM

god help me i was only nineteen

John Schumann's website: Craig smith's website: John Schumann Lead singer of the Australian group Redgum wrote these lyrics for a song that became a hit for the band in 1983. A haunting subject that needs to be remembered, has been expertly illustrated to do just that. I love this book. God help me, I was only nineteen So please can you tell me doctor why I can't get to sleep I can hardly eat? God Bless you all! God help me, I was only ninteen. And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet? I can still see Frankie, drinking tinnies in the Grand Hotel On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row. This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean.

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I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk In the Light Green) by Redgum

god help me i was only nineteen

One year later, he was boarding HMAS Sydney to fight in Vietnam. The army lingo — chinooks, SLRs, greens. And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens. But you wouldn't let your mates down til they had you dusted off So you closed your eyes and thought about something else. A haunting subject that needs to be remembered, has been expertly illustrated to do just that. God help me - I was only nineteen A four week operation, any step could be your last one on two legs It was a war within yourself But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off So you closed your eyes and you thought about somethin' else Then someone yelled out "Contact", and the bloke behind me swore We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar Frankie kicked the mine the day that mankind kicked the moon God help me - he was goin' home in June I can still see Frankie, drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel On a thirty-six hour rec.

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The Herd

god help me i was only nineteen

Mum, Dad and Denny were some amongst many who came to watch the passing out parade at Puckapunyal Seemed every man and his mongrel came watched cadets stumble on the long march to the Viet jungle. Frank Hunt was in Mick's platoon. F m E D A And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens. Awesome song and great support! The song is written in the first person — that's Mick's point of view. Retrieved 1 November 2007. And yes — he felt it. God help me, I was only nineteen.

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I Was Only Nineteen Lyrics by Redgum

god help me i was only nineteen

Retrieved 23 January 2008. In the end the boy gets older and ends up with what seems to be PTSD. I wonder if the similarity was intentional by the filmmakers? The reference to June and moon was purely to rhyming under poetical licence. From Vung Tau, riding Chinooks, to the dust at Nui Dat I'd been in and out of choppers now for months. Retrieved 30 October 2008. E D God help me, I was only nineteen.

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John Williamson

god help me i was only nineteen

His tour wasn't extended. And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet? This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep? I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel God help me, I was only nineteen. A must read for families around Anzac Day. The song unified Australia's Vietnam Veterans and led to a national conversation about many soldiers who struggled after they returned.

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Red Gum

god help me i was only nineteen

They were mostly about fond memories about funny experiences. And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M. Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing-out parade at Puckapunyal It was a long march from cadets. And what's this rash that comes and goes like the dreams can you tell me what that means? What I found remarkable is some of the illustrations within the book were very similar to scenes in the film. He recounts his experience of being drafted for the Vietnam War and how little he know about what was to come.

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I Was Only 19

god help me i was only nineteen

Melbourne: Melbourne University Publishing. God help me, he was going home in June. And then someone yelled out "Contact! John Schumann's website: Craig smith's website: Wonderfully illustrated, this picture book tells the story of the well-known Redgum song "I Was only nineteen". And there's me in my slouch hat, with my SLR and greens. It reminded me of the lyrics in the song played during the movie credit where you have the photo of the actor side by side with the real life character they were playing.

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I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann

god help me i was only nineteen

It shows such a unique perspective about war. Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing-out parade at Puckapunyal It was a long march from cadets. This is a beautiful book that depicts the classic song by Redgum. And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means? Night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M16 that keeps saying "rest in peace" And what's this rash that comes and goes Don't suppose you can tell me what that means? Archived from PDF on 17 May 2008. And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean.


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