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mark gregory	Songs About Vietnam War Part II (108* d)	Lyr Add: BOONAROO (Don Henderson)	30 May 08
In 1967 Australian seamen manned the Australian National Line M.V.s Boonaroo and Jeparit sailing to Vietnam 'under strong protest'. In the case of the Boonaroo, which had already completed one round trip, the crew's continued hostility to the war in Vietnam, and the friendly contacts they established with Australian troops engaged in the war became a small part of Australian history. Like many Australian unions, the Seamen's Union of Australia was an important part of the attempts to stop the war and bring the troops home. The seaman and folksinger Geoff Wills recorded this song on the 1968 Don Henderson LP "One Out". That recording is also on the MUA Centenary CD "With These Arms". Boonaroo was one of eight Australian songs in the "The Vietnam Songbook", compiled and originally published in 1969 by Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber. At the 2003 New York celebration concert of the book and other protest songs (the concert was itself a protest against the new war looming ... the invasion of Iraq), American singer Dan Zanes sang "Boonaroo". So a song written to stop one war was much later used at a concert that was part of the attempt to stop another war! Boonaroo A song by Don Henderson©1968 Don Henderson Chorus   Oh, who will man the Boonaroo? Who will sail her, be the crew,   sailing on the Boonaroo? Is there food and is there store  to feed the hungry, clothe the poor?  In this world their number isn't few.   In her cargo would you find  any way for one mankind,   sailing on the Boonaroo? Is there bandage by the reel?  Is there medicine to heal?   Christ knows, there's healing work to do.   In her cargo would you find  any way for one mankind,  sailing on the Boonaroo? Would the hull be filled with material to build, perhaps a bridge for a world that's split in two?   In her cargo would you find  any way for one mankind,   sailing on the Boonaroo? Or jam-packed in the hold,  is there grief and death untold  and asked "Why?" have to answer true.  In her cargo would you find  any way for one mankind,   sailing on the Boonaroo? hear the song online at http://unionsong.com/u260.html

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