LYRICS
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
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?
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 own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
About this Song:
One key phase in the song "Ohio" by Neil young is "Four dead in Ohio."That line is really important because it's addressing the four college students shot by the police man who were protesting in Ohio.
On May 4th 1970, A meaning to be peaceful student demonstration didn't turn out so great. Tin soldiers, who are the National Guards, shot into the crowd killing 4 students, Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder, Sandra Scheuer, and wounding 8.
Many people, Including Neil Young, thought that it was President Richard Nixon's fault, so thats a reason Neil Young chose to write this song.
