Richard Havens and Louis Goussett, 1967
Hey look yonder, tell me what’s that you see,
Marching to the fields of Concord
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a musket in his hand
Marching to the Concord war. Hey, Marching to the Concord war.
Hey look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Gettysburg
It looks like Handsome Johnny with flintlock in his hand
Marching to the Gettysburg war. Hey, marching to the Gettysburg war.
3.
Hey look yonder, tell me what’s that you see
Marching to the fields of Dunkirk
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a carbine in his hand
Marching to the Dunkirk war. Hey, marching to the Dunkirk war.
4.
Hey look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Korea
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M1 in his hand
Marching to the Korean war. Hey, marching to the Korean war.
Interlude
Hey, it’s along the hard road, It’s a long hard road
It’s a long hard road Before we’ll be free.
5.
Hey look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Viet Nam
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M15
Marching to the Viet Nam war. Hey, marching to the Viet Nam war.
6.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Birmingham
It looks like Handsome Johnny with his hand rolled in a fist
Marching to the Birmingham war. Hey, marching to the Birmingham war.
Interlude