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The lyrics of "Fortunate Son" pertain to multiple wars that America has been involved in, not just Vietnam.

Let's break it down:

"Some folks are born made to wave the flag" - all
Ooh, they're red, white and blue - all
"And when the band plays 'Hail to the chief'" - since the Civil War
"Ooh, they'll point the cannon at you, Lord" - all, mainly up to the Civil War

"It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no senator's/millionaire's/military son, son/It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no fortunate one, no"

"Some folks are born silver spoon in hand" - all
"Lord, don't they help themselves, oh" - all
"But when the taxman comes to the door" - all, particularly the American Revolution
"Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes" - all

"Some folks inherit star spangled eyes" - all since the War of 1812
"Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord" - all
"And when you ask them, 'How much should we give?'" - all
"Ooh, they'll only answer 'More! more! more!'" - all\\

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 ==  The lyrics of "Fortunate Son" pertain to multiple wars that America has been involved in, not just Vietnam. ==
 Let's break it down:
-{{quote| "Some folks are born made to wave the flag" - all<br />
+{{quote|"Some folks are born made to wave the flag" - all
-Ooh, they're red, white and blue - all<br />
+Ooh, they're red, white and blue - all
-"And when the band plays 'Hail to the chief'" - since the Civil War<br />
+"And when the band plays 'Hail to the chief'" - since the Civil War
-"Ooh, they'll point the cannon at you, Lord" - all, mainly up to the Civil War<br />
+"Ooh, they'll point the cannon at you, Lord" - all, mainly up to the Civil War
-<br />
-"It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no senator's/millionaire's/military son, son/It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no fortunate one, no"<br />
+"It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no senator's/millionaire's/military son, son/It ain't me, it ain't me/I ain't no fortunate one, no"
-<br />
-"Some folks are born silver spoon in hand" - all<br />
-"Lord, don't they help themselves, oh" - all<br />
+"Some folks are born silver spoon in hand" - all
-"But when the taxman comes to the door" - all, particularly the American Revolution<br />
-"Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes" - all<br />
+"Lord, don't they help themselves, oh" - all
+"But when the taxman comes to the door" - all, particularly the American Revolution
-<br />
+"Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes" - all
-"Some folks inherit star spangled eyes" - all since the War of 1812<br />
-"Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord" - all<br />
-"And when you ask them, 'How much should we give?'" - all<br />
+"Some folks inherit star spangled eyes" - all since the War of 1812
+"Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord" - all
+"And when you ask them, 'How much should we give?'" - all
 "Ooh, they'll only answer 'More! more! more!'" - all\\
  }}