All Quiet Along The Potomac Tonight

From "The Confederacy" by Columbia Masterworks

All quiet along the Potomac, they tonight,
Except now and then a stray picket
Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro,
By a rifleman hid in the thicket.
'Tis nothing, a private or two now and then
Will not count in the news of the battle;
Not an officer lost, only one of the men,
Moaning out all alone the death rattle.
"All quiet along the Potomac tonight!"

All quiet along the Potomac to-night,
Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming;
Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon,
Or the light of the watch-fires, are gleaming.
A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night wind
Through the forest leaves softly is creeping;
While stars up above, with their glittering eyes,
Keep guard—for the army is sleeping.
"All quiet along the Potomac tonight!"

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[alamanderflash]

Does anybody have Bobby Horton's version of this posted? It was on his first Homespun Songs of the CSA album.

[herronmc2011]

this is such a beautiful song and based off of a very sad story and moving poem.

[mollymu1]

I'm glad someone finally put this on you tube .

Thanks