I sing it to the tune of red-haired boy and published it with that tune. We play it now under the title "Duck Chewed Tobacco."

Here's my version on youtube with my old band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6x6udPZtg


I sing a different chorus. It's different than the version I published in 2006 here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=42bL-Ot-8gUC&pg=PA180&dq=old+soldier+matteson&hl=en&ei=e4ajTuziL4_ogQekxNCZBQ&sa=X&oi=book_resu

Richie