Alison Krauss, Union Station - Bright Sunny South lyrics

From the bright sunny south to the war
I was sent ere the days of my boyhood
I scarcely had spent
From it's cool shady forests
And deep flowing streams
Ever fond in my mem'ry and
Sweet in my dreams

Oh, my dear little sister
I still see her tears
When I had to leave home in our tender years
And my sweet gentle mother
So dear to my heart
It grieved me sincerely when we had to part

Said my kind hearted father as
He took my hand: "As you go in defence of
Our dear native land
"Son, be brave but show
Mercy whenever you can
"Our hearts will be with you
'til you 'turn again"

In my bag there's a bible to show me the way
Through my twelfth year on earth
And to Heaven some day
I will shoulder my musket
And brandish my sword
In defence of this land and
The word of the Lord