My Fathers Gun

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[Verse 1]
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From this day on I own my father's gun.
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We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.

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I laid his broken body down  -  below the southern line.
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It wouldn't do to bury him  -  where any Yankee stands.
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I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
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To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.
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I'll not rest until I know  -  the cause is fought and won.
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From this day on, until I die,    I'll wear my father's gun.

[Chorus]
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I'd like to know where the riverboat sails  to - night.

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To New Orleans well that's just fine   al - right.
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`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
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So slip us a rope and sail on round the  bend.

[Verse 2]
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As soon as this is over we'll go home.
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To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
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To watch the children growing  -  and see the women sewing.
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There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.