Johnny Reb Lyrics

The song Johnny Reb is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named Sings Ballads of True West in the year 2009 .



Yeah you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
You fought all the way Johnny Reb

I saw you a marchin' with Robert E Lee
You held your head high tryin' to win the victory
You fought for you folks but you didn't die in vain
And even though you lost they speak highly of your name

You fought all the way...

I heard your teeth chatter from the cold outside
Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your side
Saw the young boys when they began to fall
There were tears in your eyes but you couldn't help at all

You fought all the way...

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 smoke cleared away it took days to count the dead

Cause you fought all the way...

And when President Lincoln heard the news of your fall
Everyone said there'd be a victory ball
But he asked the band if they would play dixie
For you Johnny Reb and for what you believed

Cause you fought all the way...
Yeah you fought all the way...




Johnny Cash - Sings Ballads of True West

Apr 2009

  1. Hiawatha's Vision
  2. Road to Kaintuck
  3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part I
  4. Ballad of Boot Hill
  5. I Ride An Old Paint
  6. Hardin Wouldn't Run
  7. Mr. Garfield
  8. Streets Of Laredo
  9. Johnny Reb
  10. A Letter From Home
  11. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
  12. Mean As Hell
  13. Sam Hall
  14. 25 Minutes to Go
  15. Blizzard
  16. Sweet Betsy From Pike
  17. Green Grow The Lilacs
  18. Stampede
  19. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part II
  20. Reflections


Johnny Reb