The Faded Coat of Blue

 

1^st        My Brave Lad he sleeps in his faded Coat of blue, in a lovely grave unknown lies the heart that beat so true, he sank faint and hungry amongst the famished brave, and they laid him sad and lonely within his namles grave;

 

(Chrus) No more the bugle calls the weary one, rest noble spirit in thy grave unknow, Ill find you, Ill know you, amongst the good and true, when a robe of white is given for the faded Coat of Blue!

 

He cried give me water and just a little crumb, and my Mother she / will bless you through all the year to come. Oh tell my sweet sister so gentle good and true, that I'll meet her up in heaven in my faded Coat of Blue!….Chorus….

 

3^rd

He said my dear comrades you can-not take me home, but you'll mark my grave for Mother she will find me if she'll come. But i fear she will not know me amongst the good and true, When I meet her up in heaven in my faded Coat of Blue!….Chorus.… /

 

4^th

Long years have vanished and though he comes no more, yet my heart will startling beat with each foot-fall at my door. I gaze o'er the hills when he waved a last adieu, but no gallant lad I see in his faded Coat of Blue!

 

5^th

No sweet voice was there breathing low a mother prayer, but there's one who takes the good and the true in tender care. no stone marks the sod o'er my lad so brave and true, in his lonely grave he sleeps in / his faded Coat of Blue!….Chrous) No more the bugle calls the weary one, Rest noble spirit in thy grave unknown, Ill find you, Ill know you amongst the good and true, When a robe of white is given for the faded Coat of Blue

 

                                                                        Mr John. E. Hickman.

 

                                                Jacksonville Ills.

                                                            Morgan

                                                                        County

                                                            May 29^th 1875

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