My Country tis of thee, my sweet, sweet land of Liberty,
Land of my father's pride, land I have chosen,
Land of My Children
Of thee I sing, For peace I pray--I pray
War, what's it for? Death, dry a tear
Times come and go, yes the seasons change
Times come and go, politics rearrange
Time come and go and play the game of war again
Must war go on? Must war continue?
Wars com and go, and the daddies die
Wars come and go and the babies cry
Wars come and go, and she sits and cries alone again
Must war go on? Must war continue?
My country tis of thee, my sweet, sweet land of Liberty,
Land of my father's pride, land I have chosen,
Land of My Children
Of thee I sing For peace I pray--I pray
War What's it for? Death, dry a tear
(The following section is repeated by all but FLETCHER)
ALL:
Must war go on?
FLETCHER (At same time)
War goes on!
Must war continue Must war continue
Rocket City!
Jackie Marx's full-length musical drama, The American Dream...Interrupted, was renamed RocketCity! in 2002.
Various cities in South Vietnam were nicknamed 'Rocket City'Pleiku being one of them), hence the new title.
The drama premiered in 1988 at Elgin Community College, Elgin Illinois, under the direction of Terry Domschke, and musical direction of Jeff Grosser, assisted by Kirk Munn.
The Dallas production was directed by Randy Tallman, with musical direction by Russ Benzamin.
