This song really interests me, and I wondered too about the reference to Alice Faye. Someone once told me that it was a song about the American Civil War, but that then begs the question, "Where does Alice Faye fit in?"

I prefer to think of this as an anti war song of the 20th Century, be it WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam.......... take your pick, I think it fits them all.

Great song.

Cheers

Bugsy