Verse 1I was born in PennsylvaniaIn 1851I grew up on my father's farm, the youngest of three sonsThe Civil War was raging the year that I turned 12My father joined the ranks of blue, left us by ourselvesBoys I tell you true, I learned things I never knewIn summer heat, we prayed for rain the first day of JulyThe far of thunder rumbling, no storm clouds in the skyMy brothers grabbed their rifles, said to my mother firstMamma that's the sounds of cannon up by GettysburgBoys I tell you true, I learned things I never knewVerse 2Two fearful days and sleepless nightsWe waited with no wordTill the guns fell silent the morning of the thirdMy mother watched the road all day and kept me there close byTill dusk was hard upon us and the water jug was dryWith bucket and a lantern, I crossed the field aloneHeard the sound of snapping twigs and then a quiet moanCaptured in my lantern light, his face in ashen greyHuddled in a bloody coat a rebel soldier layBoys I tell you true, I learned things I never knew( break )Verse 3I see you have a kind facePlease don't raise a cryIf I'm taken prisonerI know I'll surely dieI'm wounded And I mean no harmI just need to rest a spellI have fled the battlefieldI've seen the face of hellWe came by tens of thousandsThe battle for to loseWe only marched on GettysburgBecause we needed shoesI looked down at his swollen feetAnd tried to understandAnd wondered if my brothersHad died at this man's handsBoys I tell you true, I learned things I never knew( break )Verse 4I walked back in the cabinSet the bucket downI spoke no word to motherOf why I'd been so longAll night we sat beside the firePraying for good newsThen mother, she looked down and askedSon, where are your shoes?Boys I tell you true, I learned things I never knew
Lyrics by Infamous Stringdusters
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