Southern Soldier 2nd South Carolina String Band

[Verse 1]
I'll place my knapsack on my back
My rifle on my shoulder
I'll march away to the firing line
And kill that Yankee soldier

I'll kill that Yankee soldier
I'll march away to the firing line
And kill that Yankee soldier

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]
I'll bid farewell to my wife and child
Farewell to my aged mother
And go and join in the bloody strife
Till this cruel war is over

Till this cruel war is over
I'll go and join in the bloody strife
Till this cruel war is over

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]
If I am shot on the battlefield
And I should not recover
Oh, who will protect my wife and child
And care for my aged mother