American folk song written during the Civil War. The melody is taken from Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya, a popular Irish anti-war song from probably the early 19th century.
American folk song written during the Civil War. The melody is taken from Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya, a popular Irish anti-war song from probably the early 19th century.
Composed in 1863 and arranged in 1943
Sung in English
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