The Southern Girl's Reply- Tim Eriksen

I cannot listen to your words, the land's too far and wide
Go find some happy northern girl to be your loving bride.
My brothers they were soldiers. The youngest of the three
Was slain while fighting by the side of Gen'ral Fitzhugh Lee.

chorus: Hurrah! Hurrah! For the sunny south I say Three cheers for the southern girl And the boy that wore the gray.

My lover was a soldier, too, he fought at God's command,
A sabre pierced his gallant heart. You might have been the man.
He reeled and fell but was not dead, a horseman spurred his steed
And trampled on his dying brain. You might have done the deed.

They left his body on the field who the fight this day had won,
A horseman spurred him with his heel, you might have been the one.
I hold no hatred in my heart, nor cold nor righteous pride
For many a gallant soldier fought upon the other side.

But still I cannot take the hand that smote my country sore,
Or love the foe that trampled fown the colors that she bore.
Between my heart and yours there rose a deep and crimson tide
My lover's and my brother's blood forbids me to be your bride.

From Traditional American Folk Songs, Warner and Warner
Collected from Mrs. C.K. (Eleazar) Tillett, NC 1941

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[Dizbanger22]

I love this! Although, I have heard several different songs written to this melody ever since I was child. But I love this version and Tim Eriksen's performance.

[vonmazur1]

Now all of you all know why 'Bama is the Crimson Tide!!! I wish you Yankees would understand!!

Dale in Alabama

[PhiloAmericana]

@smrt1111111111111 Tim Eriksen sings it.

[PhiloAmericana]

Wow... Wow... Wow..

10/10*

[combatjm89]

@magnussmitt Ride As You Would With Forrest!

[magnussmitt]

Wonderful! Deo Vindice from Murfreesboro Tennessee

[vonmazur1]

@westchesterny Yup! That's it. I left CT 20 years ago, and now when I visit, I think I am in some Foreign Country....They can keep all of their psychotic abberations---There!!!

[westchesterny]

@vonmazur1 the other soldiers may have been "gallant," but they were dumb! The whole country has lost its charming regionalisms, and now they're hollywood-raised "Consumers," (not real citizens with their like-minded neighbors). "Culture" is being a "culture-vulture" and picking little parts of peoples stuff, like going to "ethnic restaurants," lol. What do yankees think is so great about radical federalization (the taxes? the violence? the lack of social cohesion? loss of neighborhoods?)

[smrt1111111111111]

I love it! How sings it?

[alika207]

I love him! He actually did a concert at the college I go to. It was amazing!

[vonmazur1]

Posted the link to Facebook, so all the Yankee morons can view this...

[SouthernBellePrepper]

Beautiful!