I am so thrilled to find the lyrics to the song.My mother always sang this to me as a child. She was born in 1916. Her mother also sang it to her. I sang it to my children and will sing it to my grandchildren. My mother changed it slightly to a more politically correct lyric. She would say curly headed little boy. I was a child of the 60's. I guess she didn't want me to be racist during those tough times. This is the first reference I have ever seen. There are two other songs she sang too. One I think would be called Momma's Boy, about a little boy who wasn 't allowed to play soldier with the other kids. He grew up to be a soldier and she has received news that he was a hero but has been killed. It also says "someday you may be a soldier, a hero like your dear old dad. The other is also about a soldier who volunteer to put the flag back up and his commanding officer realizes it is his own son. Any help would be appreciated.