Red, white, and blue was his shroud,
Red, and blue was his shroud.
Your son is dead nineteen years old.
Hey, hey, mama, ain't you proud?
Red, white, and blue was his shroud
Where, oh, where does he lie?
Where, oh, where does he lie?
He lies all in some foreign land
He left a boy, but he died a man
Hey, hey, daddy ain't you proud?
Told his sweet girl bye -bye
Told his sweet girl bye -bye
He called her name before he died.
Hey, sweet girl, ain't you proud?
Told his sweet girl bye -bye.
Red, white, and blue was his shroud.
Black silk was his mama's shroud.
Black silk was his mother's shroud
Say she died a broken heart,
from her son she could not part
Hey, hey, people, ain't you proud?
Black silk was his mother's shroud
Red, and blue was his shroud.
Red, and blue was his shroud.
Red, and blue was his shroud.