[Verse 1]

One wore blue, and one wore grey

As they marched along the way

A fife and drum began to play

All on a beautiful morning

[Verse 2]

One was gentle, and one was kind

One came home, one stayed behind

A cannonball, don't pay no mind

All on a beautiful morning

[Verse 3]

Cannonball, don't pay no mind

Though you're gentle, or you're kind

You don't think of the folks behind

All on a beautiful morning

[Verse 4]

Two girls waiting down the railroad track

For their darlings to come back

One wore blue, and one wore black

All on a beautiful morning