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.
