Two brothers on their way
Two brothers on their way
Two brothers on their way
One wore blue and one wore gray
One wore blue and one wore gray
As they marched along that day
A fife and drum began to play
All on a beautiful mornin'
One was gentle, one was kind
One was gentle, one was kind
One went home, one stayed behind
A cannonball don't pay no mind
A cannonball don't pay no mind
If you're gentle, if you're kind
Then don't think of the folks behind
All on a beautiful mornin'
Two girls waitin' by the railroad track
Two girls waitin' by the railroad track
Two girls waitin' by the railroad track
One wore blue and one wore black
One wore blue and one wore black
Waitin' by the railroad track
For their darlings to come back
All on a beautiful mornin'