heron《John Brown》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:14.61]John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore [00:22.50]His mama sure was proud of him [00:30.48]He stood straight and tall in his uniform and all [00:37.56]His mama's face broke out all in a grin [00:44.91]'Oh son you look so fine I'm glad you're a son of mine [00:52.80]You make me proud to know you hold a gun [01:00.15]Do what the captain says lots of medals you will get [01:07.44]And we'll put them on the wall when you come home [01:15.30]As that old train pulled out John's ma began to shout [01:23.34]Tellin' ev'ryone in the neighborhood [01:30.15]'That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know [01:38.04]She made well sure her neighbors understood [01:45.12]She got a letter once in a while [01:48.99]And her face broke into a smile [01:52.92]As she showed them to the people from next door [02:00.33]And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun [02:08.19]And these things you called a good old-fashioned war [02:16.32]Oh Good old-fashioned war [02:27.09]Then the letters ceased to come for a long time they did not come [02:35.07]They ceased to come for about ten months or more [02:42.54]Then a letter finally came saying Go down and meet the train [02:50.19]Your son's a-coming home from the war [02:56.91]She smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around [03:04.74]But she could not see her soldier son in sight [03:12.27]But as all the people passed she saw her son at last [03:19.68]When she did she could hardly believe her eyes [03:24.42]Oh his face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off [03:34.83]And he wore a metal brace around his waist [03:42.48]He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know [03:49.86]While she couldn't even recognize his face [03:51.30]Oh Lord Not even recognize his face [03:57.51]'Oh tell me my darling son pray tell me what they done [04:05.04]How is it you come to be this way [04:10.71]He tried his best to talk but his mouth could hardly move [04:12.33]And the mother had to turn her face away [04:13.14]'Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war [04:20.39]You thought it was the best thing I could do [04:27.57]I was on the battleground you were home [04:32.79]Acting proud [04:36.03]You wasn't there standing in my shoes [04:42.45]'Oh and I thought when I was there God what am I doing here [04:50.73]I'm a-tryin' to kill somebody or die tryin' [04:57.54]But the thing that scared me most was when my enemy came close [05:05.31]And I saw that his face looked just like mine [05:09.96]Oh Lord Just like mine [05:23.85]'And I couldn't help but think through the thunder rolling and stink [06:01.17]That I was just a puppet in a play [06:08.55]And through the roar and smoke this string is finally broke [06:15.81]And a cannon ball blew my eyes away [06:23.16]As he turned away to walk his Ma was still in shock [06:31.08]At seein' the metal brace that helped him stand [06:37.98]But as he turned to go he called his mother close [06:45.66]And he dropped his medals down into her hand