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8th of November
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Big & Rich
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[Kris Kristofferson]
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Hello I'm Kris Kristofferson,
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On November 8th, 1965,
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The 173rd airborn brigade,
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On operation Hump,
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In war zone "D" in Vietnam,
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Were ambushed by over 1200 VC.
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48 American soldiers lost their lives that day.
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Severely wounded and risking his own life,
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Lawrence Joel, a medic,
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Was the first living black man,
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Since the Spanish-American war,
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To receive the United States Medal of Honor,
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From saving so many lives in the mists of battle that day.
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Our friend Niles Harris retired 25 years, United States Army,
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The guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat,
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Was one of the wounded who lived.
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This song is his story.
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Caught in the action of kill or be killed.
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Greater love hath no man,
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Then to lay down his life for a friend.
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[Big & Rich]
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He said goodbye to his momma
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As he left South Dakota
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To fight for the Red, White, and Blue
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He was 19 in green with a new M-16
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Just doin' what he had to do.
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He was dropped in the jungle
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Where the choppers would rumble
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With the smell of napalm in the air
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Then the sargeant said, "Look up ahead"
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And like a dark, evil cloud
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1,200 came down
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on him and 29 more
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They fought for their lives
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But most of them died
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In the 173rd Airborne
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On the 8th of November,
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The angels were cryin'
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As they carried his brothers away
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With the fire rainin' down
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And the Hell all around
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There were few men left standin' that day
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Saw the eagle fly,
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Through a clear, blue sky
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1965, the 8th of November
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Now hes 58
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And his ponytails grey
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But the battle still plays in his head
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He limps when he walks,
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But hes strong when he talks
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About the shrapnel they left in leg
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He puts on a grey suit
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Over his airborne tattoo
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He ties it on one time a year
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And remembers the fallen,
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As he orders a tall one
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And swallows it down with his tears
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On the 8th of November,
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The angels were cryin'
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As they carried his brothers away
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With the fire rainin' down
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And the Hell all around
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There were few men left standin' that day
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Saw the eagle fly,
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Through a clear, blue sky
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1965, the 8th of November
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Saw the eagle fly,
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Through a clear, blue sky
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1965
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On the 8th of November,
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The angels were cryin'
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As they carried his brothers away
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With the fire rainin' down
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And the Hell all around
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There were few men left standin' that day
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On the 8th of November,
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The angels were cryin'
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As they carried his brothers away
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With the fire rainin' down
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And the Hell all around
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There were few men left standin' that day
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Saw the eagle fly,
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Through a clear, blue sky
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1965, the 8th of November
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The 8th of November
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The 8th of November
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He said goodbye to his momma
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As he left South Dakota
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To fight for the Red, White, and Blue
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He was 19 in green with a new M-16
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Just doin' what he had to do.
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