Laughlin Boy Lyrics

CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G
Have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with joy
About the faithful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
The Laughlin boy was a boy of honour
And he loved Virginia well
But he would not fire a rifle
So he sat in an cold jail cell
So he sat in an cold jail cell
Well, he was pierced and he was beaten
Forty strips he gladly bore
But he would not serve the devil
In that awful Civil War
In that awful Civil War
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Now, twelve grey soldiers stood before him
And they aimed their rifles true
He prayed Lord, "Oh please forgive them
For they know not what they do
For they know not what they do"
Well, those young soldiers would not fire
They defied the General's plan
So the army changed his sentence
Who could murder such a man?
Who could murder such a man?
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
They hauled him far away to Richmond
Far away from his kids and wife
There, pneumonia racked his body
That good man soon lost his life
That good man soon lost his life
Now his wife is sadly weeping
Seven children wonder why
Lord, it seems that truth and honour
Sure can come at an awful price
Sure can come at an awful price
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Oh, have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with joy
About the fateful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Won't you listen to me, children, well I would not lie
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Oh, listen to me, children