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You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
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You fought all the way Johnny Reb
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Saw you a marchin' with Robert E. Lee
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You held your head a-high tryin' to win the victory
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You fought for your folks but you didn't die in vain
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Even though you lost they speak highly of your name
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'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
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You fought all the way Johnny Reb
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I heard your teeth chatter from the cold outside
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Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your side
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I saw the young boys as they begin to fall
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You had tears in your eyes 'cause you couldn't help at all
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But you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
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You fought all the way Johnny Reb
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I saw General Lee raise the saber in his hand
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Heard the cannon's roar as you made your last stand
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You marched in the battle with the gray and the red
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When the cannon's smoke cleared took days to count the dead
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'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
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You fought all the way Johnny Reb
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When "Honest Abe" heard the news about your fall
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The folks thought he'd call a great victory ball
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But he asked the band to play the song Dixie
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For you Johnny Reb and all that you believed
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'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
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Yeah you fought all the way Johnny Reb