A             D      A
Just a lonely soldier lad,
A     D           A
Johnny Reb, that’s me.
A                       D
Far away from all that’s home,
D                   A
Oh dear God, hear my plea.

A            D      A
Hiding in the valley there,
A      D              A
Yankee soldiers lay in wait.
A                        D
When the battle starts at dawn,
                    A
I know I’ll meet my fate.

A         E
Oh, Johnny Reb,
E
Oh, Johnny Reb,
         D          A
A soldier man can’t cry.
E
Don’t let me be a coward, Lord;
         D       A
I’m not afraid to die.

A         D             A
My life’s sixteen years have been,
A    D          A
Sweet as a honeycomb.
A                        D
When the fighting’s over, Lord,
D                   A
Take Johnny Reb back home.

A         E
Oh, Johnny Reb,
E
Oh, Johnny Reb,
         D          A
A soldier man can’t cry.
E
Don’t let me be a coward, Lord;
         D       A
I’m not afraid to die.

A                        D
When the fighting’s over, Lord,
D                   A
Take Johnny Reb back home.