I Am A Weary Soldier lyrics

Oh, my darling! Oh, my dearest! It's for your sake alone,

I left my dear old father, my country and my home,

I left my dear old mother to weep and to mourn -

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!

It's IED's, and M4's, and the airstrikes thunder loud,

There's many a mangled body, with dust for a shroud,

There's many a mangled body left in the dirt alone -

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!

You'll drink good ole whiskey, and I will drink cheap wine,

You can drink to your true love, and I will drink to mine,

You can drink to your true love and I'll lament and mourn -

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!

I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry,

And if Hadji don't kill me, I'll live until I die,

And if Hadji don't kill me and cause me to mourn -

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!

I'll build me a cabin on some green mountain high,

So, I can see my dear as she comes passing by,

So, I can see my dear and help her to mourn -

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!

I am a weary soldier and far from my home!