A great old fife and drum marching tune.
traditional Irish folksong
Lyrics
- I’m lonesome since I crossed the hill
And o’er the moor and valley
Such heavy thoughts my heart do fill
Since parting with my Sally
I seek no more the fine and gay
For each does but remind me
How swift the hours did pass away
With the girl I left behind me - Oh, ne’er shall I forget the night
The stars were bright above me
And gently lent their silv’ry light
When first she vowed she loved me
But now I’m bound to Brighton Camp
Kind heaven may favor find me
And send me safely back again
To the girl I left behind me - Her golden hair in ringlets fair
Her eyes like diamonds shining
Her slender waist, her heavenly face
That leaves my heart still pining
Ye gods above oh hear my prayer
To my beauteous fair to find me
And send me safely back again
To the girl I left behind me - The bee shall honey taste no more
The dove become a ranger
The falling waters cease to roar
Ere I shall seek to change her
The vows we made to heaven above
Shall ever cheer and bind me
In constancy to her I love
The girl I left behind me
Confederate lyrics:
Old Abe lies sick, Old Abe lies sick
Old Abe lies sick in bed
He's a lying dog, a crying dog
And I wish that he was dead
Jeff Davis is a gentleman
Abe Lincoln is a fool
Jeff Davis rides a big white horse
And Lincoln rides a mule Sung here by Fred Feild: