Country Joe McDonald Quotes

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And it's one, two, three what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Vietnam!
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates,
There ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! – we're all going to die.

Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

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Born: January 1, 1942

Died: March 7, 2026 (aged 84)

Bio: Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald was an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.

Known for:

War War War (1971)
Thinking of Woody Guthrie (1969)
Paradise With An Ocean View (1976)
Vietnam Experience (1985)
Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967)

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