[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:12.59]John Brown went off to war called to battle on a foreign shore [00:16.81]And his mother she sure was proud of him [00:20.83]When he stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all [00:25.29]His mother's face broke out in a glowing grin [00:29.54]She said Son you look so fine I'm so glad you're a son of mine [00:34.64]You make me proud to know you hold a gun [00:38.86]Do what your captain says an' lots of medals you will get [00:42.83]Then we'll hang them on the wall when you come home [00:47.02]As that evening train pulled out John's ma began to shout [00:51.72]Telling everybody in the neighborhood [00:55.31]That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know [00:59.54]And she made well sure her neighbors understood [01:03.66]She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile [01:07.92]Then she showed them to the people from next door [01:12.02]And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun [01:16.20]And this thing they called a good old-fashioned war [01:20.88]A good old-fashioned war [01:24.53]After all his letters home his mail had ceased to come [01:35.05]And she hadn't heard a word for nine months or more [01:41.13]Then one letter finally came Go down and meet the train [01:45.47]Your son is coming home from the war [01:49.48]Oh she smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around [01:53.60]But she could not find her soldier son in sight [01:57.73]But as all the people passed she saw her son at last [02:01.78]And when she did she could hardly believe her eyes [02:06.04]His young face was all shot up and one hand had been blown off [02:10.13]And he wore a metal brace around his waist [02:14.16]He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know [02:18.23]And she could not even recognize his face [02:22.82]She said Oh my darling son Lord tell me what they've done [02:26.63]How is it that you ended up this way [02:30.80]He tried his best to speak but his mouth could hardly move [02:34.70]And his mother had to turn her face away [02:41.04]Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war [02:45.33]You thought it was the best thing I could do [02:50.06]When I was on that battleground you were home an' acting proud [02:54.34]Be glad that you weren't standing in my shoes [02:58.30]And I thought when I was there 'God what am I doing here [03:02.48]Just tryin' to kill somebody or DIE tryin' [03:05.77]But the thing that scared me most when my enemy came up close [03:10.74]I saw his frightened face looked just like mine [03:14.96]Lord just like mine [03:26.99]Then I couldn't help but think through that thunder and the stink [03:31.27]I was only one more puppet in their play [03:35.21]And through the roar and smoke that string it finally broke [03:39.17]And a blast of fire blew my eyes away [03:47.46]When the young man tried to walk his mother was still in shock [03:51.66]As she saw that metal brace that helped him stand [03:55.68]But as they turned to go he held his mother close [03:59.57]And he dropped his medals down into her hand