Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore Lyrics
D G C DOh I marched to the battle of New Orleans G C DAt the end of the early British warG CThe young land started growing GThe young blood started flowing C Am DBut I ain't marchin' anymoreFor I've killed my share of IndiansIn a thousand different fightsI was there at the Little Big HornI heard many men lyingI saw many more dyingBut I ain't marchin' anymore C G It's always the old to lead us to the war C Am D It's always the young to fall Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun Tell me is it worth it allFor I stole California from the Mexican landFought in the bloody Civil WarYes I even killed my brotherAnd so many othersAnd I ain't marchin' anymoreFor I marched to the battles of the German trenchIn a war that was bound to end all warsOh I must have killed a million menAnd now they want me back againBut I ain't marchin' anymore(chorus)For I flew the final mission in the Japanese skySet off the mighty mushroom roarWhen I saw the cities burningI knew that I was learningThat I ain't marchin' anymoreNow the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plants,United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,Call it