Men and boys
line up to fight
holding muskets
and their heads high
Maybe fighting 'cause
they were bored
or hated slavery
or they just wanted to end
a man's life
"Forward!"
The Maine boys march
to save the Union
Southern boys from Tennessee
"Kill them yankees!"
They ain't fighting
for the darkies,
either way
They fightin' for their rites'
An easy battle
One side wins
South vs. North
Brother vs. Brother
a blood bath til the last shot
a long battle ahead
that some will never
see the end
good an' easy
til they reached Virgina
the cannons fired
the horses fell
the men groaned
the blood poured
the blood poured . . .
