▶ Joey Rory - Josephine | Uploaded by Mark Rodez

Joey+Rory - Josephine I’m writing this letter, my darling, from high on the hillWe’ve been marching ten days and we’re just outside HopkinsvilleIt’s been snowing all night and we ain’t got no more keroseneIt’s colder than hell, hope you’re doin’ well, JosephineThere’s a fever in camp and our boys are too sick to fightWe done lost old Calvin, Beaver won’t make it through the nightI hope I heard the captain say it’s the worst he’s ever seenI’m losin’ some weight but I’m still standin’ up straight, JosephineTell my children I miss ‘em and wigh I could kiss ‘em once moreBet they’ve grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the doorTell mama and daddy I’m alright and just want one more thingI love you, I love you, I love you, JosephineThere’s three thousand union troops camped at the river belowThere’s six hundreds of us, least there was two nights agoWhen Erwin deserted they hung him down by the treeGod I’m so scared, keep me in your prayers, JosephineWell the orders come down, we’ll attack tonight at nightfallIf we can stop them right here we can win this war once and for allYou know, I killed a union boy last week, bet he wasn’t fourteenHe looked just like our son, forgive me for what I’ve done, JosephineTell my children I miss ‘em and wigh I could kiss ‘em once moreBet they’ve grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the doorTell mama and daddy I’m alright and just want one more thingI love you, I love you, I love you, JosephineAnd lastly my darling, in case I should be killedDon’t breathe me too long, promise me that you willMarry another, don’t let him treat our babies meanWhen he’s holding you, would you think of me too, Josephine?Tell my babies I miss ‘em and wigh I could kiss ‘em once moreBet they’ve grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the doorTell mama and daddy I’m alright and just want one more thingI love you, I love you, I love you, JosephineI love you, I love you, I love you, Josephine