Lyrics to
Commando

Released by Ramones in 1977
From the Album: Leave Home |

This version of Commando was released by Ramones in 1977.

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They do their best, they do what they can
They get them ready for Viet Nam

From old Hanoi to East Berlin
Commando – involved again

They do their best, they do what they can
They get them ready for Viet Nam

First rule is: The laws of Germany
Second rule is: Be nice to mommy
Third rule is: Don’t talk to commies
Fourth rule is: Eat kosher salamis


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About Lyrics and Commando by Ramones

The lyrics to Commando are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Ramones in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Commando are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Ramones and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Commando back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Commando by Ramones in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Commando" means the words set to the music of Commando, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Ramones. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Commando and the lyrics to Commando are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Ramones who came here looking just for the lyrics to Commando, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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