[1] the song was released in march 1983 as a single, which hit number one on the national kent music report singles chart for two weeks I was only 19 is a 1983 song by australian folk band redgum Written by john schumann, the song is a powerful and emotional ballad about an australian soldier’s experiences during the vietnam. A song by redgum about the vietnam war, written by john schumann The lyrics describe the experiences of a young soldier, from training to combat, and the effects of the war on his life. Mum and dad and danny saw the passing out parade at puckapunyal it was a long march from cadets the sixth battalion w…
The sixth battalion was the next to tour, and it was me who drew the card We did canungra, shoalwater before we left And townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
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