Andersonville
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โฑ๏ธ 5:47 duration
๐ ID: 31048646
๐ Lyrics
In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother goodbye
I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
Until I got caught by Johnny Reb in the woods near Chapel Hill
And I wish to God he'd have killed me then
But he sent me to Andersonville
My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
And I'm pulling worms out of the mud cause there's nothing else to eat
And the Rebs can't even feed their own so there's no way they can fill
The bellies of the Yankees starving in Andersonville
Some men are born to preach God's word
And some men are born to kill
And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun or the cold wind or the rain
And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all so I just lay quiet and still
And they can bury me in the hole I dug when I die in Andersonville
I dream the same dream every night of a woman I've never known
She's standing by her warm fireside
And she whispers that I've come home
In the morning when I wake I pray someday that she'll
Lay a flower on my grave when I die in Andersonville
Some men are born to preach God's word
And some men are born to kill
And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
Lord I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
Until I got caught by Johnny Reb in the woods near Chapel Hill
And I wish to God he'd have killed me then
But he sent me to Andersonville
My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
And I'm pulling worms out of the mud cause there's nothing else to eat
And the Rebs can't even feed their own so there's no way they can fill
The bellies of the Yankees starving in Andersonville
Some men are born to preach God's word
And some men are born to kill
And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun or the cold wind or the rain
And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all so I just lay quiet and still
And they can bury me in the hole I dug when I die in Andersonville
I dream the same dream every night of a woman I've never known
She's standing by her warm fireside
And she whispers that I've come home
In the morning when I wake I pray someday that she'll
Lay a flower on my grave when I die in Andersonville
Some men are born to preach God's word
And some men are born to kill
And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
Lord I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.06] In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother goodbye
[00:21.06]
[00:23.98] I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
[00:34.74] Until I got caught by Johnny Reb in the woods near Chapel Hill
[00:47.28] And I wish to God he'd have killed me then
[00:52.12] But he sent me to Andersonville
[00:57.96]
[01:02.45] My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
[01:11.97]
[01:14.46] And I'm pulling worms out of the mud cause there's nothing else to eat
[01:25.61] And the Rebs can't even feed their own so there's no way they can fill
[01:37.85] The bellies of the Yankees starving in Andersonville
[01:50.45] Some men are born to preach God's word
[01:54.63] And some men are born to kill
[02:01.48] And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[02:13.84] I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
[02:24.70] Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun or the cold wind or the rain
[02:35.93] And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all so I just lay quiet and still
[02:47.14] And they can bury me in the hole I dug when I die in Andersonville
[02:57.94]
[03:04.58] I dream the same dream every night of a woman I've never known
[03:54.76]
[03:57.15] She's standing by her warm fireside
[04:01.03] And she whispers that I've come home
[04:06.55]
[04:09.23] In the morning when I wake I pray someday that she'll
[04:20.48] Lay a flower on my grave when I die in Andersonville
[04:32.55] Some men are born to preach God's word
[04:36.65] And some men are born to kill
[04:43.37] And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[04:54.22] Lord I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[05:46.46]
[00:21.06]
[00:23.98] I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
[00:34.74] Until I got caught by Johnny Reb in the woods near Chapel Hill
[00:47.28] And I wish to God he'd have killed me then
[00:52.12] But he sent me to Andersonville
[00:57.96]
[01:02.45] My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
[01:11.97]
[01:14.46] And I'm pulling worms out of the mud cause there's nothing else to eat
[01:25.61] And the Rebs can't even feed their own so there's no way they can fill
[01:37.85] The bellies of the Yankees starving in Andersonville
[01:50.45] Some men are born to preach God's word
[01:54.63] And some men are born to kill
[02:01.48] And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[02:13.84] I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
[02:24.70] Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun or the cold wind or the rain
[02:35.93] And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all so I just lay quiet and still
[02:47.14] And they can bury me in the hole I dug when I die in Andersonville
[02:57.94]
[03:04.58] I dream the same dream every night of a woman I've never known
[03:54.76]
[03:57.15] She's standing by her warm fireside
[04:01.03] And she whispers that I've come home
[04:06.55]
[04:09.23] In the morning when I wake I pray someday that she'll
[04:20.48] Lay a flower on my grave when I die in Andersonville
[04:32.55] Some men are born to preach God's word
[04:36.65] And some men are born to kill
[04:43.37] And I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[04:54.22] Lord I guess that I was only born to die in Andersonville
[05:46.46]