The Southern Soldier Boy-Kathy Mattea

[ti:The Southern Soldier Boy (Album Version)] [ar:Kathy Mattea] [al:Songs Of The Civil War] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Southern Soldier Boy (Album Version) - Kathy Mattea [00:04.94]Written by：Capt G W Alexander [00:09.89]Bob Roebuck is my sweetheart's name [00:13.39]He's off to the wars and gone [00:16.25] [00:16.97]He's fighting for his Nannie dear [00:20.67]His sword is buckled on [00:23.30] [00:24.08]He's fighting for his own true love [00:30.60] [00:31.38]His foes he does defy [00:34.01] [00:35.18]He is the darling of my heart [00:38.58]My Southern soldier boy [00:41.36] [00:51.75]Oh if in battle he was slain [00:55.49]I'm sure that I should die [00:58.01] [00:59.20]But I'm sure he'll come again [01:02.83]And cheer my weeping eye [01:05.77] [01:06.66]But should he fall [01:10.39]In this our glorious cause [01:13.31] [01:14.28]He still would be my joy [01:17.13] [01:18.05]For many a sweetheart mourns the loss [01:21.77]Of a Southern soldier boy [01:24.56] [01:47.96]I hope for the best [01:49.53]And so do all [01:51.46]Whose hopes are in the field [01:54.44] [01:55.24]I know that we shall win the day [01:58.97]For Southerns never yield [02:01.53] [02:02.62]And when we think [02:06.53]Of those who are away [02:09.39] [02:10.20]We'll look above for joy [02:13.15] [02:13.78]And I'm mighty glad [02:15.74]That my bobby is [02:17.67]A Southern soldier boy