The Battle of the Blue and Grey

Now it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away

It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say

It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say

But I'd do anything if I could do it all again

Well, I'm an old man now and I'm born to win the race

People won't believe me but there's truth in what I say

Many hearts were broken and a lot of tears were shed

The sky was black and the battlefield was red

Now it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away

It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say

It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say

But I'd do anything if I could do it all again

Now, Stonewall Jackson stepped right up and then he said to me

He said: The battle is getting rough, son, guess we better flee

There's grapeshot all around us and the field is black with lead

You better start running boy before you lose your head

Now it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away

It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say

It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say

But I'd do anything if I could do it all again

Well, the cannons roared around us and the field was black with lead

I picked a soldier dressed in blue and filled him full of lead

I picked out six more soldiers there sitting on a mound

I fixed my bayonet to my gun and really mowed them downNow, it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away

It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say

It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say

But I'd do anything if I could do it all again

But I'd do anything if I could do it all again