Three-Five-Zero-Zero Lyrics

Lyric discussion by junk 

Cover art for Three-Five-Zero-Zero lyrics by Hair

does anyone know if three five zero zero has any specific significance?

@junk 3500 was the number of American men that died in an average month. I think "Prisoners In Nigger Town" refers to the fact that people like Bill Clinton and George Bush were able to avoid fighting because we sent black boys to die in their place.

@junk Dean Rusk stated that VietCong casualties were up to 3-5-0-0 per week. Several lines in the lyrics were from Allen Ginsburg's anti-war poem, Kansas Vortex Sutra