1966 BOB SEGER THE BEACH BUMS Garage 45 Ballad of the Yellow Beret, Florida Time
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THE BEACH BUMS 45 BOB SEGER
YEAR 1966
Ballad of the Yellow Beret,
Florida Time
ARE YOU KIDDING ME RECORDS H-1010
"The Ballad of the Yellow Beret" was actually Bob Seger's very first release (as The Beach Bums) in 1966 and was withdrawn from release soon thereafter.
By 1961, Seger was leading a three-piece band called "the Decibels". He subsequently joined "Doug Brown and the Omens" as organist, but was installed as their vocalist and songwriter when such talents surfaced. The group made its recording debut as "the Beach Bums", with 'The Ballad Of The Yellow Beret', but this tongue in cheek version of the Barry Sadler hit, 'The Ballad Of The Green Beret', was withdrawn in the face of a threatened lawsuit.
Lyrics - "Ballad Of The Yellow Beret"
This is a protest against protesters:
Fearless cowards of the U.S.A.
Bravely here at home they stay
They watch their friends get shipped away
The draft dodgers of the Yellow Beret
Yellow streaks up and down their spines
Men who gladly stay behind
They won't fight for the U.S.A.
They fought hard for the yellow beret
Men who faint at the sight of blood
Their high heeled boots weren't meant for mud
The draft board will hear their sob stories today
Only the best the yellow beret
Back at home a young wife waits
Her yellow beret has met his fate
He's been drafted for marching in a protest
Leaving her his last request
Put a yellow streak down my sons back
Make sure that he never ever fights back
At his physical have him say he's gay
Have him win the yellow beret
The yellow beret
Yeah the yellow beret ... ...
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