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Colonel Nighn 
Colonel Nighn 
We were drinking beer in Frisco, And having lots of fun, When the war broke out in I Corps, And I grabbed my pack and gun, Now I'm fighting for that bastard Colonel Nighn. 
Chorus: Colonel Nighn, Colonel Nighn, Now I'm fighting for that bastard Colonel Nighn. 
We landed in Batanga, It wasn't very nice. We didn't come to I Corps, To eat your f***ing rice. 
Chorus 
Oh, Co Van, why are you running? Are you afraid to die? The reason I am running, Is that Co Vans cannot fly. 
Chorus 
There were mortars in the compound And sappers in the wire. But we didn't give a f***, 'Cause we were too Goddamned tired. 
Chorus 
We were putting in some VNAF, And laughing at the show, When Charlie popped a mortar, And Paddy didn't know. 
Chorus 
On an operation, Near the Laotian border, Just eating rice and Nuoc Mam, Waiting for an order. 
Chorus 
working as a Co Van, I'm earning me a mint, 'Cause all my X-ray wants, Is Seikos and cement. 
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Building a new compound, We're even planting grass, But if you think I'll mow it, You can kiss my f***ing ass! 
Chorus Surrounded out at Kam Duc, Can't last another day, When one-eight says to me, "Don't let 'em get away!" 
Chorus 
From The Longest Year, Bowen and Fish tune: Battleship of Maine