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Tell My Father

arr. by Andrea Ramsey

(From The Civil War - a musical by Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy)

Tell my father that his son

didn’t run or surrender;

that I bore his name with pride,

As I tried to remember

you are judged by what you do

while passing through.

As I rest ’neath fields of green,

let him lean on my shoulder;

Tell him how I spent my youth

so the truth could grow older.

Tell my father when you can

I was a man.

Tell him we will meet again

where the angels learn to fly;

Tell him we will meet as men

for with honor did I die.

Tell him how I wore the Blue

proud and true, through the fire.

Tell my father so he’ll know

I love him so.

Tell him we will meet again

where the angels learn to fly;

Tell him we will meet as men

for with honor did I die.

Tell him how I wore the Blue

proud and true, like he taught me.

Tell my father not to cry,

then say, “Goodbye.”