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Thread #95220 Message #1850183
Posted By: Gene
04-Oct-06 - 11:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Ballad of the Blue and Grey
Subject: Lyr Add: BALLAD OF THE BLUE AND GREY (H Howard)
I found this among some old Lefty Frizzell recordings.
BALLAD OF THE BLUE AND GREY As recorded by: Lefty Frizzell
Now Jimmy chose the Yankee blue His heart was on their side But brother Billy joined the rebs And how their mother cried
They both shook hands and kissed their mom There wasn't much to say One headed north the other south The blue against the grey
It was brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son A war that both sides had to lose No matter which side won
Bill was in the charge at Gettysburg He'd never known defeat While Jim was up there on the hill He prayed they'd never meet
With Jim a dozen yards ahead The Yanks came down the hill And when the smoke had cleared away Jim found his brother Bill
Jim knelt beside young Billy But he had no words to say For Bill saw him and held his fire While Jim had blazed away
It was brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son A war that both sides had to lose No matter which side won