Paul-Henry Dallaire

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Paul-Henry Dallaire
Title: Don't sleep at the Palestine Hotel / Anti-War song
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A footnote to this song is to acknowledge the fact that the airplane pilot who killed the 4 Canadians was on some drugs to facilitate the feelings of killing other human beings. A young man eager young and strong for adventure joined the army And like his dad who fought the Vietcong he would fight the Iraqis My country right or wrong he said and like a young John Wayne off he'd go The Cavalry and bugle call a picture perfect Hollywood So don't sleep at the Palestine Hotel American tank shells there will kill you And Agent Orange Vietnam makes me sing this song of blue In the year two thousand two near Kandahar Afghanistan Four young Canadians killed by friendly fire shed their blood in the desert sand Aladdin and his Magic Lamp Ali Baba and his forty thieves children stories told throughout the world since nine eleven take new meaning You'd be proud of what the Padre said mom and now there flying me back home Eight troops of my Platoon will carry me in a casket cold as stone In the old days it was just the same Chief Sitting Bull was on the menu A rich man's war paid by poor man's blood when will we realize the truth Composed: Words & Music by: Paul Henry Dallaire Paul Henry Pub. SOCAN.CA U.S.Rep: ASCAP