On silent feet it came Breathing a sheet of flame, it came Closing in on its rightful prey Burning a hundred years away The morning of the dragon truth lit up the street The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet Was gone. . . From every door they came victory These children born of war, they came victory Sharing a secret word, which they victory Waited a hundred years to say The morning of the dragon truth lit the morning of the dragon all the [Up the street [walls fell down The tiger we were stalking walked brother greeted brother in a [On paper feet [sudden light And in the clear white heat of dawn and in the endless night It's gone was gone On silent feet it came victory may all our children learn Breathing a sheet of flame, it came victory Closing in on its rightful prey victory the tide of right will turn Burning a hundred years away The morning of the dragon truth lit up the street The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet And in the clear white heat of dawn Was gone. . . Three years of school was nice In rice fields, planting rice You did good work you see Re-educating me Who lives a lie must change or die Three years - how quick they moved Look how the world's improved Saigon, that queen of sin Renamed for Ho Chi Minh Who lives a lie must change or die But men, will always be men They washed out my brain I'm still who I am Deep inside, I know what I know Wherever I go, I speak Uncle Ho And think Uncle Sam Your name is Trahn Van Dinh At your service You're called the Engineer Yes sir The people's commissar Am I free? Has ordered you back here Who lives a lie must change or die We found the man that you wanted so bad And Commissar, you were perfectly right He had been take up north to a camp We brought him down under cover of night Once he had served the American clique Selling our sisters and daughters for gold Notice we caught him in less than a week When we get orders we do what we're told Alright, alright That's it, that's all You've done your job That's it Now go back I'll take over now Kim. . . Find my cousin for me I know she worked for you You knew who her friends were One of them is the clue Sniff her out, you know how Think now what would she do? I never saw her again I am a different man I've been enlightened since then But. . . Men must help other men And seeing it's you I'll work to the bone I'll give you 48 hours If you want to stay free Don't come back here alone On silent feet it came victory may all our children learn Breathing a sheet of flame, it came victory Closing in on its rightful prey victory the tide of right will turn Burning a hundred years away The morning of the dragon truth lit up the street The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet And in the clear white heat of dawn Was gone. . .