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May of 1859, I was pushin' coal in a Virginia mine
My wife at home, my son was gone
Killed by a shotgun blast
My name is Henry James Young, I was born in 1821
Raised in one, ten and old
I am of the poor
John Brown stood at the mine's head gate
Preaching that blood'll wash out hate
His own son's gone, he stood alone
We must stop this now
I signed on for the weekend raid
Laid down my pick, and with my pay
I bought a gun, I left my home
I kissed my wife goodbye, cried
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Sun set on an ammo store
Where we were hidin', it was sure
We stormed the post, and snapped the bolts
Arms, and they thrust the bolts
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John raised his carbine high
We crested the bluff, and slid down the side
There raised alarm, the soldiers swarmed
They were four times the number of us
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
I knelt down to take my aim
When my insides burst and my legs gave way
My un-fired gun lay on the ground
My blood colored like the coal
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John knelt over me
To touch my head and speak softly
"Now you be strong, we've nearly won"
He held my bloody hand in his
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Tell my wife and me goodbye
And I surely do not wanna die
We all must go, and this I know
We'll die before the cause is won
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John went on alone
I carried with him my new gun
My last sound, its initial round
A fallen soldier dies with me
Captain John, I wanna take my life home with me
Captain John