adams.04068
  Junior Member

I'm trying to identify a song. My google skills have failed me. It's a Sam Cooke-ish ballad from the POV of a young man about to be drafted -- he maybe singing his plea to Uncle Sam directly. Key lyrics: "I don't wanna go" and "I don't need a four leaf clover". The song makes reference to Uncle Sam, KP, and peeling potatoes. It's in 6/8 time, and most of the song has the same chord changes as Unchained Melody (the classic C/Am/F/G7). There is a bridge section, twice, where the chord progression changes. At the end of the bridge, the backing vocalists can be heard singing either 'No, no' or 'No more.' At the end of the song the lead begins talking rather than singing during which part he mentions that he'd rather not be 'peeling potatoes.' Then the song fades out. more »