On our music and karaoke nights, or special events, we often have our customers sing along to our ‘theme’ song, so we have reproduced the lyrics below so that our customers can learn them ‘off by heart’. The lyrics of course remain the copyright property of the author.

KHE SANH LYRICS (Author: Don Walker – Cold Chisel)

I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the black market man I've had the Vietnam cold turkey From the ocean to the Silver City And it's only other vets could understand

About the long forgotten dockside guarantees How there were no V-day heroes in 1973 How we sailed into Sydney Harbour Saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land

And she was like so many more from that time on Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one And their legs were often open But their minds were always closed And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, pay packet lean And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been But the car parks made me jumpy And I never stopped the dreams Or the growing need for speed and novacaine

So I worked across the country end to end Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend Held a job on an oil-rig Flying choppers when I could But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend

And I've travelled round the world from year to year And each one found me aimless, one more year the more for wear And I've been back to South East Asia But the answer sure ain't there But I'm drifting north, to check things out again

You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong There ain't nothing like the kisses From a jaded Chinese princess I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long

Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone And it's really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone

MERCHANDISE

We are proud to be able to offer a range of merchandise for sale including some genuine Vietnamese artwork and artifacts. These include:

Artwork - Vietnamese Embroideries Framed or unframed – see sample on display in Restaurant or select from the samples shown below -- POA

Vietnamese Statues & Vases – POA

Vietnamese Jewelry - POA

Khe Sanh Stubby Holders -- $5

Khe Sanh Polo Shirts (a variety of sizes and colours) -- $20

Khe Sanh Baseball Style Caps -- $5

Chinese Tea Flasks -- $18

Telephone Jack on (61 3) 9540 3017 or email us at contactus@khesanh.biz for further information or to place an order.

All prices are in Australian Dollars and include GST - Postage and Freight costs extra.