Johnny Cash God Bless Robert E. Lee lyrics

God Bless Robert E. Lee by Johnny Cash

God Bless Robert E. Lee lyrics

When Robert E Lee surrended the Confederacy Jefferson Davis was upset about it 
He said how dare that man resent an order 
Form the president of the Confederate States of America 
Then somebody told him that General Lee had made the decision himself 
In order to save lives because he felt that the battle comin' up 
Would cost about 20 000 lives on both sides 
And he said 240 000 dead already is enough 
So this song is not about the North or the South but about the bloody brother war 
Brother against brother father against son the war that nobody won 
And for all those lives that were saved I gotta say Dod bless Robert E Lee 
Well the mansion where the General used to live is burning down 
Cottonfields are blue with Sherman's troups 
I overheard a yankee say yesterday Nashville fell 
So I'm on my way to join the fight General Lee might need my help 
But look away look away Dixie I don't want them to see 
What they're doing to my Dixie God bless Robert E Lee 
Sherman's troups burned Atlanta and the flames lit up the sky 
And those of us who survived it are watchin' my Dixie die 
But today at Appamattox General Lee sat down 
And surrended to the yankees and Ulysees S Grant 
So look away look away Dixie... 
I won't ever stop loving you my Dixie till they put me in the ground 
And the last words they probably hear from me are God bless Robert E Lee