Well, come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help, again
He got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow
Why man, this's war a-go-go
There's plenty good money to be made
Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
They drop it on the Viet Cong
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
Now come on generals, let's move fast
Your big chance is here at last
At night you go out and get those reds
Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
You know that peace can only be won
When you blow 'em all to kingdom come
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
*Interlude * (verse)
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
Now come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
Come on fathers, don't hesitate
Send your sons off before it's too late
Be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! - we're all gonna die