When Johnny Comes Marching Home

When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah! Hurrah!

We'll give him a hearty welcome then, hurrah! Hurrah!

The men will cheer, the boys will shout

The ladies, they will all turn out

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

Get ready for the Jubilee, hurrah! Hurrah!

We'll celebrate the victory, hurrah! Hurrah!

We'll all join in the big parade

And let the soldier have his day

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

America, America, when Johnny comes marching home

America, America, when Johnny comes marching home

We'll sound the horns and beat the drums

Salute them for a job well done

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

The old church bell will ring with joy, hurrah! Hurrah!

To welcome home our girls and boys, hurrah! Hurrah!

'Cause Janey too has done her best

She's fought as hard as all the rest

She'll march along when Johnny comes marching home

When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah! Hurrah!

We'll give him a hearty welcome then, hurrah! Hurrah!

The men will cheer, the boys will shout

The ladies, they will all turn out

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

'Twill be so good to have 'em home

They've been so far and gone so long

What a joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

America, America, when Johnny comes marching home

America, America, when Janey comes marching home

We'll sound the horns and beat the drums

Salute them for a job well done

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

That joyful day when Johnny comes marching home

We've all lost family, friends, and neighbors in many different wars

Now I recall as a little child, one old fella who lived near us

He'd lost his left arm and his right leg in World War II

And sometimes, kids would ask him how he lost his limbs

And he'd gasp and look surprised that they were gone

He had a great sense of humor about it

But some years later

He took a pistol and his good right hand and ended his own life

It makes me think about all the sacrifices that our soldiers have made

To keep us free

Lot of 'em never come back

Sometimes it's harder for the ones that did

But I believe God holds a special place in Heaven for everyone of them