The Legend Of Jennie Wade
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Jennie Wade was in the middle of a town torn all apart
Waitin' for a true love who would always have her heart
Jack was wounded in Virginia where a rebel shot him down
His dyin' wish was to send a letter back to her in his hometown
He found comfort in a childhood friend who'd joined the Southern cause
He was ordered on to Gettysburg to hold the Union soldiers off
He promised Jack that he'd deliver his last words to Jennie's hand
But on a hill above that little town he died makin' a stand
Now Jennie Wade still lived with hope in Gettysburg
Waitin' for the soldier who's never comin' home to her
She never knew her boy in blue would not be back
'Cause Jack's letter lay lost in a fallen rebel's sack
Though some wore blue and some wore grey
Each night they were in her prayers
And she kept the bread a-bakin' so they'd not die a-hungry there
Till a stray sharpshooter's blast found her kitchen door
She was gone before she knew what hit her, gone forever more
Now Jennie Wade still haunts the streets of Gettysburg
Waitin' for the soldier who's never comin' home to her
She'll never know those lovin' words from her sweet Jack
'Cause that letter lay lost in a fallen rebel's sack
Now Jennie Wade still haunts the streets of Gettysburg
Waitin' for the soldier who's never comin' home to her
She'll never know those lovin' words from her sweet Jack
'Cause that letter lay lost in a fallen rebel's sack