The very last verse doesn't normally get put on with the rest but it is:
The cruel war is over.
Johnny has come home,
But his lover's not with him.
He came alone.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9:25:58 AM UTC-7, kcjsto...@gmail.com wrote:
The very last verse doesn't normally get put on with the rest but it is:
The cruel war is over.
Johnny has come home,
But his lover's not with him.
He came alone.
Amazing that this thread goes back to -- 1993! This was one of the first songs I learned to finger-pick and I still really like it. Toast to you all!
Did the Peter, Paul and Mary version contain that last verse?
During the American Revolution, wives sometimes went with their husbands to fight. See "Molly Pitcher." I associate this song with those times.
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