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Thread #22174   Message #3524603
Posted By: GUEST,kathyleigh26
09-Jun-13 - 08:36 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Green Mountain Boys (from Womenfolk)
Subject: Lyr Add: GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
A few corrections:

GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
(Ernie Sheldon)

In a little valley by a bridge they made a stand,
Just a bunch of boys, sir -- oh, but it was grand,
Red Coats couldn't blind 'em forward or behind 'em,
'Cause their eyes were keen, sir -- and green their mountain land.

Chorus:
------------Oh the mountains sing and the valleys ring,
------------And hooray for the Green Mountain Boys;
------------Oh the mountains ring and the valleys sing,
------------And hooray for the Green Mountain Boys.

A farmer dropped his plow and took his rifle from the wall;
Another dropped his hammer when he heard the call.
Left their fields in weeds, sir -- to go plant freedom's seed, sir
To feed a hungry nation with freedom for all.
CHORUS

Every man was ready, sir -- hidden where no foe could see,
Behind the rocks and stones, in every bush and tree,
Waited for the sign, sir -- then gave 'em such a time, sir,
Sent 'em on their way, sir -- back across the sea.
CHORUS

In a little valley by a bridge they made a stand,
Just a bunch of boys, sir -- oh, but it was grand,
The sky was red above, sir -- their hearts were filled with love, sir,
For their brothers everywhere and their mountain land.
CHORUS