Thanks to Civil Warriors for this one, this is too cool. This song is by The Brandos.
Here are the lyrics:
On a cold October’s day
The battlefield at Gettysburg
On a plaque I read my name
The wheels of time begin to turn
I see the years stripped away
I see their lines blue and gray
Chorus:
Down in Gettysburg
Saw them fall
Bloody Gettysburg
Took them all
Waited for the word
Never came
Retreat from Gettysburg
I’ve seen a lot of wicked things
Heard a lot of people cry
I know it couldn’t touch the pain
Of seeing 50,000 die
I saw the sun fall away
The moon shone white on their graves
Chorus
Billy Yank said good-bye
Mother’s son left to die
Dixieland look away
Mother’s son died today
Papa fought a bloody war
His father in the one before
Walking through the haunted field
I knew we couldn’t give no more
I saw the years stripped away
I watched men die blue and gray
Chorus
Dan,
If this song came out years ago( and it sounds like the one I heard) I have been searching for it for a long time.
I believe the group Savanah did a song on Gettysburg and I can’t seem to find that one now. Any idea?
There was a song ( studio version ) played on NYC radio around 1990 or so, catchy tune, this is a live version, and I’d like to know the name of the band, I have been searching for this tune for some time as well as Saul. Thanks
Yeah, I really liked this song. If you want to hear more, try Grant/Lee Buffalo-Mighty Joe Moon.
I used to listen to that song on the radio in 1987, while I was on my way to college. I have been trying to find out who that was for a long time. Thanks to google, I was able to go directly to your site, and there it was!
Thanks a million!
Glen