Gettysburg

I see sunrise in the Smokies
While the smoke drifts all around me
guns scream like the Devil's final word
The field where I am lying
The cries of all the dying
Somewhere up north called Gettysburg

Angels take me in your arms
And carry me back home
Back down south my God I'm beggin thee
Take me to my final resting place
On mighty wings
Don't leave me on the fields of Gettysburg
God don't leave my soul in Gettysburg

I left home at nineteen
What the hell did I know
Off to fight for what I never owned
Half way up the country
Shot by someone like me
Now it's over 'cept for going home

Angels take me in your arms
And carry me away
Back down South my God I'm beggin thee
Take me to my final resting place
On mighty wings
Don't leave me lying here at Gettysburg
God don't leave my soul in Gettysburg

Angels take me in your arms
And carry me away
Home to Dixie Lord I'm beggin thee
Take me to that distant shore
Upon your mighty wings
Don't leave me lying here at Gettysburg
I pray don't leave my soul in Gettysburg