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November of â63
High above went down to sea
We were home in the lookout mountain
Couldnât see down through the clouds
But there wasnât any doubt
That there were Yankees there
Beyond the counting
The union guns began to roar
Firing up from the valley floor
And through the mist
It look like lightning
Muskets loud and blank
Up through the fall they came
I will not lie
Lord it was frightening
And the captain said
Boys ritsel high
If you listen youâll hear Gabrielâs trumpets sounding
And heavenâs just a step away
For the brave men who will die on lookout mountain
Our cannons could not fire
Straight down mountain side
And the yankee boys, they drew closer
The odds were 6 to 1
So the captain ground said son
And you were wrong
I told him: no sir
In the driving rain
With the powder gone
We sent boulders crashing down around them
Well we done our bid
But they would not turn
We could not hold them off on lookout mountain
We saw that all hope was gone
With the thought of the folks at home
If we ran in the woods
Surely disgrace them
Slowly as the bullets flew
But it was just one thing to do
I sit in prayer
Turned to face them
Well we shot them down
But there was no pain
In the darkness one more rebel heart stopped pounding
At the morning light
I was glory bound
Before the rakes put the union flag on lookout mountain
At the morning light
I was glory bound
Before the rakes put the union flag on lookout mountain
- Album:
- THE STORYTELLER: THE ANTHOLOGY 1960-1983
- Darker Than Light
- The Best of Bobby Bare
- Down & Dirty
- Drunk And Crazy
- Sleeper Wherever I Fall
- Bare
- Me and McDill
- Sings Lullabys, Legends And Lies
- What Am I Gonna Do?
- Where Have All The Seasons Gone
- I Need Some Good News Bad
- This Is Bare Country
- Your Husband, My Wife
- The Real Thing
- Folsom Prison Blues
- The Game Of Triangles
- A Bird Named Yesterday
- This I Believe
- The Streets Of Baltimore