Was My Brother in the Battle lyrics

Tell me, tell me, weary soldier

From the rude and stirring wars

Was my brother in the battle

Where you gained those noble scars?

He was ever brave and valiant

And I know he never fled

Was his name among the wounded

Or numbered with the dead?

Was my brother in the battle

When the tide of war ran high?

You would know him in a moment

By his dark and flashing eyes

Tell me, tell me, weary soldier

Will he never come again

Did he suffer with the wounded

Or die among the slain?

Was my brother in the battle

When the noble Highland host

Were so wrongfully outnumbered

On the Carolina Coast?

Did he struggle for the Union

Mid the thunder and the rain

Till he fell among the brave

On a bleak Virginia plain?

Oh, I'm sure that he was dauntless

And his courage never lagged

By contending for the honor

Of a dear and cherished flag

Tell me, tell me, weary soldier

Will he never come again

Did he suffer with the wounded

Or die among the slain?

Was my brother in the battle

When the flag of Erin came

To the rescue of our banner

And protection of our fame

While the fleet from off the water

Poured out terror and dismay

Till the bold and wearying foe

Fell like leaves on autumn day?

When the bugle called to battle

And the cannon deeply roared

Oh, I wish I could have seen him

Draw his sharp and glittering sword

Tell me, tell me, weary soldier

Will he never come again

Did he suffer with the wounded

Or die among the slain?

• Artist:Stephen Foster
• Album:Songs of the Civil War