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Mexicali Army

from Ice At Home by Larry Hirshberg

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These purple heart battalions lost their heads when they were hot.

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Mexicali Army


The Mexicali army
Washing up upon the shore
Half of them are missing arms and
The other half is missing more

Floating on the salty water
Out among the bags and cans
The Mexicali army
Little toy Americans

From a Mexican factory
Upstream from The Salton Sea
Muddy feet Californian guys
Collecting mutilated toy GIs

Bringing thousands to the schoolyard
These army men are worth a lot
‘Cause these purple heart battalions
Lost their heads when they were hot

Now they float on brackish water
They’ve already lost the war
This Mexicali army
Is not for sale in any store

Wounded, they want the wounded. Less is more.

Children of the 60’s
And certain kids at play today
A lot of times if something’s broken
It's better that way

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from Ice At Home, released June 1, 2007

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Larry Hirshberg Missoula, montana

The years reveal what the moments are made to conceal.

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