The Cruel War

The cruel war is raging, Johnny has to fight And I long to be with him from morning 'til night I long to be with him, it grieves my heart so Won't you let me come with you? No, my love no Tomorrow is sunday, monday is the day Your captain will call you and you must obey Your captain will call you, it grieves my heart so Won't you let me come with you? No, my love no No, no, my love no No, no, my love, no But I could tie back my hair, men's clothing I'll put on And I could march as your comrade as we go along I could pass as your comrade, no one will ever know Won't you let me come with you? No, my love no Now Johnny, oh Johnny, I feel that you are unkind You know I love you far better than all of mankind Yes, I love you far better than words could ever express Please won't you let me come with you? Yes, yes, my love, yes Oh yes, yes, yes So we marched into battle together side by side With hope in our hearts and love in our eyes And we marched onto victory to wear our bands of gold Did I ever love another? No, my love no No, no, my love no No, no, my love no No, no, my love no Will I ever love another? No, my love no.