johnny's gone to the war

johnny's gone in the mornin' sun

johnny's gone to carry a gun

off he goes in the break of dawn

johnny's gone to the war

see my johnny standin' in the line

don't his uniform look fine?

children laughin' and girls all sighin'

johnny's gone to the war

early in the mornin' at the break of day

see the young men march away

mothers weepin' and fathers prayin'

johnny's gone to the war

out of the land the young men poured

it's flesh to feed the guns of war

johnny isn't a boy anymore

johnny's gone to the war

out on the field where the young men fell

in the scream of shot and the roar of shell

men plunged down the throat of. heaven

johnny's gone to the war

after the battle in the mud and rain

the air is red with the screams of pain

his eyes will never see the light again

johnny's gone to the war

there's a mail train a-rollin' down the track

carryin' a letter edged in black

and it says that johnny won't be back

johnny's gone to the war.