My Father's Gun Lyrics

From this day on, I own my father's gun.
I dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.
I lay his broken body down beneath the southern land.
It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands.
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I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
To wear the color of the greys and join the fight again.
I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won.
From this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun.
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight.
To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright.
Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men,
So slip us a rope and sail on around the bend.
As soon as this is over, we'll go home.
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
To watch the children growing, and see the women sewing.
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight.
To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright.
Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men,
So slip us a rope and sail on around the bend.