Babylon is Fallen (banjo)
from Hardtacks CIVIL WAR SONGSTER Companion by The Hardtacks
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Babylon is Fallen
by Henry Clay Work
(Sequel to "Kingdom Coming")
civilwarfolkmusic.com/2013/02/23/1863-babylon-is-fallen-work
by Henry Clay Work
(Sequel to "Kingdom Coming")
civilwarfolkmusic.com/2013/02/23/1863-babylon-is-fallen-work
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Don't you see the black clouds
Risin' ober yonder,
Whar massa's ole plantation am,
Neber you be frightened.
Dem is only darkeys,
Come to jine and fight for Uncle Sam.
CHORUS:
Look out dar, now.
We's gwine to shoot.
Look out dar, don't you understand,
Babylon is fallen, Babylon is fallen,
And we's a gwine to occupy de land.
Don't you see de lightnin!
Flashing in de cane brake,
Like as if we gwine to hab a storm,
No, you is mistaken,
'Tis de darkey's Baynots,
And de buttons on dar uniform.
Way up in de corn field,
Whar you hear de tunder,
Dat is our ole forty pounder gun,
When de shells are missin,
Den we load wid punkins,
All de same to make de cowards run.
Massa was de Kernel
In de rebel army,
Ebber sense he went an' run away,
But his lubly darkies,
Dey has been a watching,
An' dey take him pris'ner tudder day.
Risin' ober yonder,
Whar massa's ole plantation am,
Neber you be frightened.
Dem is only darkeys,
Come to jine and fight for Uncle Sam.
CHORUS:
Look out dar, now.
We's gwine to shoot.
Look out dar, don't you understand,
Babylon is fallen, Babylon is fallen,
And we's a gwine to occupy de land.
Don't you see de lightnin!
Flashing in de cane brake,
Like as if we gwine to hab a storm,
No, you is mistaken,
'Tis de darkey's Baynots,
And de buttons on dar uniform.
Way up in de corn field,
Whar you hear de tunder,
Dat is our ole forty pounder gun,
When de shells are missin,
Den we load wid punkins,
All de same to make de cowards run.
Massa was de Kernel
In de rebel army,
Ebber sense he went an' run away,
But his lubly darkies,
Dey has been a watching,
An' dey take him pris'ner tudder day.
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from Hardtacks CIVIL WAR SONGSTER Companion,
released October 1, 2013
Marek Bennett (banjo)
Marek Bennett (banjo)
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Mar 2016
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