Country Joe McDonald

thumb| And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn Next stop is Vietnam. Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (1 January 1942 – 7 March 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and film composer, who was the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock group Country Joe and the Fish. Quotes thumb|And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopie! We're all gonna die! I was inspired to write a folk song — about how soldiers have no choice in the matter but to follow orders — but with the irreverence of rock ’n’ roll. Interview (2017), as quoted in "Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84" by Jim Farber, The New York Times (8 March 2026) I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die (1967) And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting 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, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopie! We're all gonna die! "The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" (1965) · Lyrics and music · Woodstock performance (16 August 1969) Now come on mothers throughout the land Pack your boys off to Vietnam Come on fathers don't hesitate Send your sons off before it's too late And you can be the first one on your block To have your boy come home in a box. "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" External links Official website CJFishlegacy.com Live Music Archive Country Joe's section of archive.org's free live concert recordings. 567710 Category:1942 births Category:2026 deaths Category:American male singers Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Folk singers Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Activists from the United States Category:Anti-war activists Category:Folk rock singers