I should be Proud by Martha and the Vandellas (TESOL Songsheet)

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I Should be Proud by Martha and the Vandellas (1970)

alive, be, came, die, glory, line, me, story, time, Vietnam

I was under the dryer when the telegram ______________:
"Private John C. Miller was shot down in ______________"
Through my tears I read: "No more information at this ______________
He's missing in action somewhere on the Delta ______________"

And they say that I should be proud; he was fighting for me
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to fight for me
He was fighting for the evils of society

Now I prayed night and day that my Johnny wouldn't ______________
Love, faith and hope was all that kept me ______________
Then 6 weeks later came that cold and heartless letter:
"Private Johnny Miller killed in action, number 54327"

And they say that I should be proud; he was keeping me free
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me
He was fighting for the evils of society

They shipped him home with medals of honor and ______________
Even our local paper ran a front-page ______________

Oh the whole town came to praise him and said how honored I should ______________
But I don't want no silver star, just the good man they took from ______________

Yet they tell me I should be proud; he was fighting for me
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me
He's a victim of the evils of society
I should be proud of my Johnny
They tell me that I should be proud; but they stole my Johnny from me
They tell me that I should be proud of my Johnny

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I was under the dryer when the telegram came:
"Private John C. Miller was shot down in Vietnam"
Through my tears I read: "No more information at this time
He's missing in action somewhere on the Delta Line"

And they say that I should be proud; he was fighting for me
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to fight for me
He was fighting for the evils of society

Now I prayed night and day that my Johnny wouldn't die
Love, faith and hope was all that kept me alive
Then 6 weeks later came that cold and heartless letter:
"Private Johnny Miller killed in action, number 54327"

And they say that I should be proud; he was keeping me free
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me
He was fighting for the evils of society

They shipped him home with medals of honor and glory
Even our local paper ran a front-page story

Oh the whole town came to praise him and said how honored I should be
But I don't want no silver star, just the good man they took from me

Yet they tell me I should be proud; he was fighting for me
They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see
But he wasn't fighting for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me
He's a victim of the evils of society
I should be proud of my Johnny
They tell me that I should be proud; but they stole my Johnny from me
They tell me that I should be proud of my Johnny