ABSTRACT
It was as Country Joe McDonald that I earned world fame during the Vietnam era for writing and singing a song whose chorus goes: And it’s 1, 2, 3 what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam – And its 5, 6, 7 open up the pearly gates. There ain’t no time to wonder why – Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
