
America has left Afghanistan.
“Johnny Gwan Home” [ Johnny Goin’ Home ], by Swedish rap duo realPfft, commemorates fallen heroes.
In the spirit of the American Civil War song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” penned and sung by a retired soldier, Clive Flatenbad mixes English, Jamaican slang and German, lamenting allied losses.
Das Johnny. Das Johnny? Das Johnny
Where the grapes of wrath are stored
Where the grapes of wrath are stored
Up on the flight deck of the aeroplane
Das Johnny, das Johnny
Leaving Afghanistan… all alone
On an aeroplane
Das Johnny, das Johnny gwan flyin’ home
Where the grapes of wrath… are known
Billeted in containers
Das Johnny
Wraparound sunglasses
Das Johnny
Green attacks on blue
Das Johnny, das Johnny… gwan home
Flew in a casket
Plane blew a gasket
Das Johnny
All gwan, all gwan… home
Das Johnny, das Johnny
Gwan home
C-17 Globemaster iii looks good t’ me
Das Johnny, das Johnny
Soldaten ‘s boots
Das Johnny, he gwan…
Das Johnny, he gwan… home
Das Johnny
Whyfore he fight and die?
Souls of heroes fly on high
Das Johnny
His soul be flyin’… home
Das Johnny, he gwan
Das Johnny, he gwan
Home
Das Johnny, das Johnny, das Johnny
Where the grapes of wrath are stored
Where the grapes of wrath are stored…
Johnny, come home
Green attacks on blue
Johnny, come home!
Where the grapes of wrath are known
Das Johnny, all gwan, all gwan
Home
Das Johnny, he gwan… home
Das Johnny, das Johnny
Gwan home
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