Johnny Reb song by Johnny Cash from Primary Album Johnny-cash-sings-the-ballads-of-the-true-west. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Country music. The Record company is unknown. Released on 1965.
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Johnny Reb Meaning
| [[Intro] You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb [Verse 1] Saw you a marching with Robert E Lee You held your head high trying to win the victory You fought for your folks but you didn’t die in vain Even though you lost they speak highly of your name [Chorus] Because you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb [Verse 2] I heard your teeth chatter from the cold outside Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your side I saw the young boys as they began to fall You had tears in your eyes cause you couldn’t help at all [Chorus] Because you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb [Verse 3] I saw General Lee raise a sabre in his hand Heard the cannons roar as you made your last stand You marched into battle with the Grey and the Red When the cannon smoke cleared it took days to count the dead , [Chorus] Because you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb [Outro] When Honest Abe heard the news about your fall The folks thought he’d call a great victory ball But he asked the band to play the song Dixie For you Johnny Reb and all that you believed Because you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb (Yeah) You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb You foughtall the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb (Yeah) You fought all the way Johnny Reb] |
Commonly asked questions
- Who produced the lyrics for Johnny Reb?
This lirics prodiucer by Don Law & Frank Jones.
- Who is the songwriter behind this hit single? Johnny Reb
Johnny Reb song lyrics is written by Merle Kilgore
