Lyrics for Ohio as interpreted by Hunter

Ohio Lyrics
The soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio

Gotta get downto it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
We're finally on our won.
This summer I haear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

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Axelrooni
05-25-2002

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A protest song of Kent State back in the early 1970s.

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anomalous21
06-03-2002

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In addition to the protest it's about the four students who were killed when the national guard opened fire on unarmed students demonstrating against Vietnam!

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ZinbobDan
05-04-2003

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i don't think it's protesting kent state...it's protesting nixon's use of the national guard against students at kent state...an action that resulted in the deaths of four students

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MGD
06-06-2004

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Great lyrics, good tune

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JeffKaos71
11-24-2004

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This is about the events of May 4, 1970, when the US National Guard shot 4 unarmed students at Kent State University in Ohio. Neil Young wrote this shortly after seeing a news report on the tragedy. It was released 10 days after the shootings.

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JeffKaos71
11-24-2004

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http://www.songfacts.com/songimage.lasso?id=1124

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jim68ny
07-30-2005

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The lyrics say it all. It is what you read.

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jim68ny
07-30-2005

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The lyrics say it all. It is what you read.

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jim68ny
07-30-2005

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The "drumming" is war drums. The government is now making war on students.

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bazmeg
12-04-2005

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Should be "tin soldiers"

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jake_e15
12-27-2005

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Neil Young's songs all have a real meaning to them, I love it.

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BazBear
01-05-2006

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A song about one of the most tragic domestic events of the Vietnam era.

I recall reading somewhere (the liner notes of Decade, perhaps?) that Neil later felt somewhat guilty for cashing in with a hit song about the bloody business.

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Spartacusprime
01-17-2006

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This song first got me into CSNY, and still is one of my favorite protest songs. Good guitar work.

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AcousticFarewell
02-03-2006

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This song means a lot to me. The shooting at Kent State is something that should've never happened and one of the most important days in American history. Sometimes I think this is a better protest song than Blowin in the Wind or For What It's Worth. It shows that the government wasn't only fighting a war in Vietnam, they were also fighting against the counter-culture in America.

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trppnblly
11-03-2006

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i'm a little surprised that more people haven't commented on this song. great tune. like Spartacusprime said, this is the song that got me into csny. as far as lyrics and guitar goes...it doesn't get much better than csny. peace all

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hannah6589
03-27-2007

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This song shows that people have had to die for such sad reasons, he is trying to communicate that we have to keep fighting because people have died for the cause and it would be foolish to stop.

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BrunoD
07-21-2008

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Why there are no protests these days ? The war in Irak
sounds, feels, smells more like Vietnam ... lives are lost,
billions are wasted and yet not much noise on campuses... I guess the brainwashing machine is at full
speed ...

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floydica101
08-25-2008

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good tune, im from ohio still live here and my dad told me that when he went to go see neil young back in the 70s right after he came out with this song he didnt do it bc the city thought he might start a riot with it hahaha

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floydica101
08-25-2008

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oh ya and its iraq not irak haha

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