by Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee)
recording of 1944
from various albums listed here, copyright notice
Uncle Sam is gonna give me a Thunderbolt1, he want me to fly away up above the clouds
Uncle Sam is gonna give me a Thunderbolt, he want me to fly away up above the clouds
He wants to drop the bombs on the Japanese, I really got to make my baby proud
I wants a machine gun, and I wants to be hid out in the wood
I wants a machine gun, and I wants to be hid out in the wood
I wants to show old man Hitler, that Sonny Boy don't mean him no good
I wants to drop a bomb and set the Japanese city on fire
I wants to drop a bomb and set the Japanese city on fire
Now because they are so rotten, I just love to see them die
I've got the victory blues, because I know I've got to go
I've got the victory blues, because I know I have got to go
Now to keep the dirty Japanese from slippin' into my baby's back door
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Note 1: P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II aircraft carrier based fighter-bomber airplane. See these links for more info: the P-47 Republic Thunderbolt and p47pilots.com.
