When I was a kid, I heard a handful of references to “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” but I had always assumed that the song was a parody. Like, it was a much more bitter “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” from Country Joe and the Fish.
I’ve recently had an opportunity to listen to the song a couple of times and was inspired to do research into it and, as it turns out, it was written in 1942 as a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
I’ve listened to three or four versions of the song but have concluded that this version is my favorite. I hope you like it too.
(Featured image is “5.56 Match Ammo” by mr.smashy and is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0)
I always think of this song from an old compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Cd2pjg_P4Report
Serj Tankian has a decent version as well.
The only versions I can wrap my head around are the Country Joe ones.Report