Key: C minor•
Verse 1
Cm
Eb
Cm
Come all you gallant soldiers,
a story I will tell
About the bloody battle
on top of Shiloh's hill
It was an awful struggle
that would cause your heart to chill
All from the bloody battle
on top of Shiloh's hill
Was on the 6th of April
about the break of day
The drums and fice were playin'
for us to march away
My feelings at that moment
I do remember still
When first my feet were trompin'
on top of Shiloh's hill
Shadows on top of shadows, yeah
About the hour of sunrise,
the battle first began
Before the fight was over,
we fought them hand to hand
The horrors of the battle
did my soul with anguish feel
The wounded and the dying
on top of Shiloh's hill
The Shiloh's death, the Shiloh's slain
Early upon the next morning
we fit the fight again
Unmindful of the wounded,
unuseful to the slain
The cannon smoke did hide the sun,
ten thousand was the kill
And streams of blood went running
on top of Shiloh's hill
On top of shadows here
My uniform of blue
Was turned into a purplish red
When someone on a foaming steed
Did strike me on the head
I sent a bullet through his heart
And as he fell away
I saw the face of my dear father
Dressed in bloody grey
On top of Sherlock's heel
We won the battle
But my heart will always be in pain
The one who brought me to this world
I'll never see again
I pray to Christ my Savior,
consistent with His will
God save the souls of them poor boys
He lives up with Shiloh's name
Cm
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