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^FNot another foot was stirring on the ^Ffloor of the ^Fhouse ^Gexcept for my 'pa who'd been ^Fup for a ^Fwhile ^FSeems he's headin' on after the ^Fbad word that ^Fcame, of his b^Grothers who marched but were ^Fleft down all ^Fslain

Please ^Gcall out the cavalry ^FSend them al^Fong For w^Ge need our daddy, and ^Fso does this ^Ffarm

Mama ^Fstays awake to pray, in a l^Fonely straw bed and we ^Grise before the sun with the ^Fwork that he ^Fleft

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^FHe took what mama made him to ^Ffeed him on his ^Fway he k^Gissed all my brothers, my ^Fsisters, and ^Fme he he^Fld my poor mama, looked ^Fdown and said, &^Fquot;Son, I'll be h^Gome soon, now hand me my ^Fcoat and my ^Fgun."

Please ^Gcall out the cavalry ^FSend them ^Falong For ^Gwe need our daddy and ^Fso does this ^Ffarm

Mama ^Fstays awake to pray in a l^Fonely straw bed and we ^Grise before the sun with the ^Fwork that he ^Fleft

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^FIt's been some days without him, but ^Fwe've toiled ^Faway ^Ghang onto the cattle and the ^Fcrops that we've ^Flaid ^Fmama sits by the window and ^Fstares until ^Fdark and ro^Gcks by the fire and ^Fcries out her ^Fheart

Please ^Gcall out the cavalry ^FSend my man ^Fhome For ^Gwe need our daddy and ^Fso does this ^Ffarm

mama ^Fstays awake to pray, in a ^Flonely straw bed and we ^Grise before the sun, for the ^Fwork that you ^Fleft

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^Fbeen about a year since my ^Fdaddy had ^Fgone when I ^Gsaw an old carriage, and a ^Fcoat I'd once ^Fknown it was ^Fdraped o'er a man who once ^Fstood proud and ^Ftall now ^Gbroken and battered and ^Fmissing an ^Farm

^Fhe cried when he saw us, and the ^Fwords they came ^Fslow of the ^Gsunrise he found and the ^Fhell that he'd ^Fknown he a^Fsked for forgiveness for ^Ffailing us ^Fall his d^Guty cut short, in the ^Fbattle he ^Flost

We said, &^Gquot;don't mind that daddy,^F for now you^F are home, now ^Gmama cries for joy, and she ^Fwon't sleep ^Falone. You've ^Fsons and you've daughters, now ^Fplease use our arms." Now ^Grise before the sun, for the ^Fwork to be ^Fdone.

Chuck Ragan - Call out the cavalry