Sounds of War

In the spring of 1953
Lil’ sis ran off for fun
Down a winding path she ran
With a friend near Sugar Run
One climbed up and o’er a fence
Like many times before
But lil’ sis crossed crawling on the ground
And heard the sounds of war

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With her ear pressed tightly to the ground
She heard horses running by
Cannons fire and wagons roll
Heard men before they died
Was he a Yankee, or a Rebel
Was he a father, was he a son
The sounds of war in Lee County
Are buried in the ground

When lil’ sis stood up the world was still
And she spoke not a word
She ran off breathless to her friend
And asked if she heard
“Heard what?”, the friend asked laughingly
‘Cause she hadn’t heard a sound
But sister knew just what she heard
Ghosts wailing in the ground

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