Civil War Songs

[hrobalabama]

I heard this song almost every day on a radio station years ago. The announcer said it was a true song from the Civil War. Does anyone know the story behind it? I "googled" but didn't find anything for certain.

"Two little boys had two little toys
Each had a wooden horse
Gaily they played each summer's day
Warriors both of course
One little chap then had a mishap
Broke off his horse's head
Wept for his toy then cried with joy
As his young playmate said

Did you think I would leave you crying
When there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here Jack and don't be crying
I can go just as fast with two
When we grow up we'll both be soldiers
And our horses will not be toys
And I wonder if we'll remember
When we were two little boys

Long years had passed, war came so fast
Bravely they marched away
Cannon roared loud, and in the mad crowd
Wounded and dying lay
Up goes a shout, a horse dashes out
Out from the ranks so blue
Gallops away to where Joe lay
Then came a voice he knew

Did you think I would leave you dying
When there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here Joe, we'll soon be flying
I can go just as fast with two
Did you say Joe I'm all a-tremble
Perhaps it's the battle's noise
But I think it's that I remember
When we were two little boys

Do you think I would leave you dying
There's room on my horse for two
Climb up here Joe, we'll soon by flying
Back to the ranks so blue
Can you feel Joe I'm all a tremble
Perhaps it's the battle's noise
But I think it's that I remember
When we were two little boys"

 

[M E Wolf]

http://thatwoman.wordpress.com/2012...dhood-song-the-american-civil-war-connection/

Two Little Boys" is a song written by American composer Theodore Morse and lyricist Edward Madden. It was written in 1902 and became a popular music hall song of the time, made popular by Harry Lauder.It describes the story of two boys who grow up to fight in the American Civil War.In 1969, it became a surprise No. 1 top-selling single for entertainer Rolf Harris in the United Kingdom.
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[donna]

Thanks so much for this post. I did not know this song.

 

[Northern Light]

Great!