Tennessee Ernie Ford - Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment) Lyrics

Lyrics Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment) - Tennessee Ernie Ford



Oh, we′re the bully soldiers of the "First of Arkansas"
We are fighting for the Union, we are fighting for the law
We can hit a Rebel further than a white man ever saw
As we go marching on
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Hallelujah!
As we go marching on
We heard the Proclamation, master hush it as he will
The bird he sing it to us, hoppin' on the cotton hill
The possum up the gum tree, he couldn′t keep it still
As he went climbing on
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Hallelujah!
As we go marching on
We have done with hoein' cotton (We have done with hoein' corn)
We are colored Yankee soldiers (Just as sure as you are born)
When the master hears us yelling (They will think it′s Gabriel′s horn)
As we go marching on
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! (Glory! Hallelujah!)
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! (Glory! Hallelujah!)
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
As we go marching on
Fall in, you colored brethren, you had better do it soon
Don't you hear the drum a-comin′ to the Yankee Doodle tune?
We are with you now this morning, we'll be far away at noon
As we go marching on
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Glory! Hallelujah!
(Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!) Hallelujah!
As we go marching on
As we go marching on



Writer(s): Traditional, Philip A Parker


Tennessee Ernie Ford - Civil War Songs of the North (Expanded Edition)
Album Civil War Songs of the North (Expanded Edition)
date of release
01-01-2012




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