Song Description

True story of an episode in the Civil War

Lyrics

Way back in eighteen sixty four
On Cheatham Hill they say
A deadly fire broke out between/ The lines of Blue and Gray
The North had made a quick retreat/
And left some men behind
Those wounded soldiers lay there/
Sadly trapped between the lines

And when they saw that fire rage/
No man could take a breath/
They knew those wounded Union boys would meet a fiery death/
But just before those blazes came/
A white flag hit the air/
A rebel Colonel yelled, "We'll help you pull them out of there."

Come and get your men, boys
Come and get your men
Once we pull them back to safety
We can fight again
Then blue and gray together
They threw their rifles down
And side by side they pulled those wounded men to safer ground

And today on Cheatham Hill
There's something still alive
The spirit of those soldier boys
Has managed to survive
The echoes of those far off voices
Ring in my heart
Bonds of brotherhood are stronger
Than war can tear apart

Come and get your men, boys...