Joey + Rory - Josephine

I'm w^Criting this letter, my darling, from high on the hill We've been marching ten days and we're just outside Hopkins^F-ville It's been s^Cnowing all night and we ^C7ain't got no more kero^F-sene It's ^Ccolder than hell, hope^F you're doin' well, Jo^C-sephine

There's a ^Cfever in camp and our boys are too sick to fight We done lost old Calvin, Beaver won't make it through the^F night I ^Chope I heard the captain say ^C7it's the worst he's ever ^Fseen ^F/A I'm ^Closin' some weight but I'm still ^Fstandin' up straight, Jo^C-sephine

Tell my ^Fchildren I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more Bet ^Cthey've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the^F door Tell ^Fmama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing I ^Clove you, I love you, I ^Flove you, Jose^C-phine ^{C F}

There's ^Cthree thousand union troops camped at the river below There's six hundreds of us, least there was two nights (A)ago When ^CErwin deserted they^C7 hung him down by^F the tree ^CGod I'm so scared, keep^F me in your prayers, Jo-^Csephine

Well, the ^Corders come down, we'll attack tonight at nightfall If we can stop 'em right here we can win this war once and^F for all You know, ^CI killed a union boy^C7 last week, bet he wasn't^F fourteen He looked ^Cjust like our son, for^F-give me for what I've done, Jo^C-sephine

Tell my^F children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more Bet ^Cthey've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the^F door Tell^F mama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing I^C love you, I love you, I^F love you, Jose^C-phine

And^C lastly my darling, in case I should be killed Don't breathe me too long, promise me that you^F will ^CMarry another,^C7 don't let him treat our^F babies mean When^C he's holding you, would you^F think of me too, Jo^C-sephine

Tell my^F baby I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more Bet^C they've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the^F door Tell^F mama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing I^C love you, I love you, I^F love you, Jose^C-phine^F I^C love you, I love you, I^F love you, Jose^C-phine