I Am A Rebel Soldier
Johnny RebelVersion1
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O Polly O Polly,
It's for your sake alone,
I've left my old father
My country and my home,
I've left my old mother
To weep and to mourn
I am a Rebel soldier
And far from my home.
It's grape shot and musket
And the cannons lumber loud,
There's many a mangled body
The blanket for their shroud,
There's many a mangled body
Left on the fields alone,
I am a Rebel soldier
And far from my home.
I'll eat when I'm hungry
I'll drink when I am dry,
If the Yankees dont kill me
I'll live until I die,
If the Yankees dont kill me
And cause me to mourn,
I am a Rebel soldier
And far from my home.
Here's a good old cup of brandy
And a glass of nice wine,
You can drink to your true love
And I will drink to mine,
And you can drink to your true love
And I'll lament and mourn,
I am a Rebel soldier
And far from my home.
I'll build me a castle on the mountain
On some green mountain high,
Where I can see Polly
As she is passing by,
Where I can see Polly
And help her to mourn,
I am a Rebel soldier
And far from my home.
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Readable chord sheet for I Am A Rebel Soldier by Johnny Rebel
[Am]O Polly O Polly, [Am]It's for your sake [G]al[Am]one, [Am]I've left my old father [Am]My country and [G]my [Am]home, [Am]I've left my old mother [Am]To weep and [G]to [Am]mourn [Am]I am a Rebel [D]soldier [Dm] [Dm]And far from my [Am]home. [Am]It's grape shot and musket [Am]And the cannons lumb[G]er [Am]loud, [Am]There's many a mangled body [Am]The blanket for [G]their[Am] shroud, [Am]There's many a mangled body [Am]Left on the fields [G]alo[Am]ne, [Am]I am a Rebel [D]soldier [Dm] [Dm]And far from my [Am]home. I'll eat when I'm hungry I'll drink when I am dry, If the Yankees dont kill me I'll live until I die, If the Yankees dont kill me And cause me to mourn, I am a Rebel soldier And far from my home. Here's a good old cup of brandy And a glass of nice wine, You can drink to your true love And I will drink to mine, And you can drink to your true love And I'll lament and mourn, I am a Rebel soldier And far from my home. I'll build me a castle on the mountain On some green mountain high, Where I can see Polly As she is passing by, Where I can see Polly And help her to mourn, I am a Rebel soldier And far from my home.