John Denver - ReaDJustment Blues (Live)

Just out of the infantry this morning, I had to pay my dues across the sea
No one back in boot camp ever warned me
what the readjustment blues would do to me
Welcome to Havannah, said the pilot
We must have made a wrong turn on the way
Let's buy some cigars and keep it quiet
if they don't know we're here we'll get away

Just as I had realized he was joking, I saw we were in Washington DC
'Cause there was all the patriotic buildings, just like I had seen them on TV
It must have been a holiday, 'cause there was this parade
People carried signs, I couldn't read, that they had made
'Till I got closer and my heart fell to my socks
there was a battle raging and the air was filled with teargas and rocks
There was the flag I'd fought against so often
the one I fought for hanging upside down
The wind was blowing hard, the dirt was flying
it made the city sky look dark and brown

I saw a girl, she could have been my sister
except her hair was long and in her face
She explained this was a demonstration against the war and for the human race
Now, I've seen a lot of strange things in my travels Cannibals, yes, and aliens galore
But I never thought I'd see so many people saying we don't want your war
The troops all had on uniforms just like the one I'd worn
but they were all domestic and my duty chose war
They carried guns just like the ones across the sea
except this time, I was the citizen, and they were pointing their guns at me
Yes, I was just a citizen, and I was walking down the street
And it was just that night, the readjustment blues got through to me
Just out of the infantry this morning, I had to pay my dues across the sea
No one back in boot camp ever warned me
what the readjustment blues would do to me
Welcome to Havannah, said the pilot
We must have made a wrong turn on the way
Let's buy some cigars and keep it quiet
if they don't know we're here we'll get away

Just as I had realized he was joking, I saw we were in Washington DC
'Cause there was all the patriotic buildings, just like I had seen them on TV
It must have been a holiday, 'cause there was this parade
People carried signs, I couldn't read, that they had made
'Till I got closer and my heart fell to my socks
there was a battle raging and the air was filled with teargas and rocks
There was the flag I'd fought against so often
the one I fought for hanging upside down
The wind was blowing hard, the dirt was flying
it made the city sky look dark and brown

I saw a girl, she could have been my sister
except her hair was long and in her face
She explained this was a demonstration against the war and for the human race
Now, I've seen a lot of strange things in my travels Cannibals, yes, and aliens galore
But I never thought I'd see so many people saying we don't want your war
The troops all had on uniforms just like the one I'd worn
but they were all domestic and my duty chose war
They carried guns just like the ones across the sea
except this time, I was the citizen, and they were pointing their guns at me
Yes, I was just a citizen, and I was walking down the street
And it was just that night, the readjustment blues got through to me
Readjustment Blues by John Denver (1971) Aerie

Protest song as done by John Denver from his 1971 album Aerie.

Readjustment Blues (Remastered)

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Readjustment Blues(LIVE)1972

John Denver - Readjustment Blues (Live 1972)

From bootleg LP "Carolina in My Mind". This is an anti-war ballad penned by Bill Danoff.

John Denver - Live in Chapman College's Memorial Hall, Orange, CA (11/16/1972) [2/5]

From "John Denver / Carolina In My Mind" (1972). John Denver sings 4) "Re-adjustment Blues" 5) "A MIllion's Tomorrow" (Today) Side A 1. Sweet Rocky Mountain Paradice (Starwood in Aspen)...

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