498 HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH TENNESSEE REGIMENT

We send our sweethearts to the war,

But, dear girls, never mind

Your soldier-love will ne er forget

The girl he left behind.

The soldier is the lad for me,

A brave heart I adore;

And when the Sunny South is free,

And when the fighting is no more,

I ll choose me then a lover brave

From out that gallant band,

The soldier-lad I love the best

Shall have my heart and hand.

The Southern land s a glorious land,

And has a glorious cause ;

Then cheer, three cheers for Southern rights,

And for our Southern beaux.

We scorn to wear a bit of silk,

A bit of Northern lace,

But make our home-spun dresses up,

And wear them, too, with grace.

And now, young men, a word to you ;

If you would win the fair,

Go to the field where honor calls,

And win your lady there ;

Remember that our brightest smiles

Are for the true and brave,

And that our tears are all for those

Who fill a soldier s grave.

THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY.

This song was very popular with the young ladies of the

South, and forced many would-be shirkers into the Confederate

army.

Bob Roebuck is my sweetheart s name,

He s off to the wars and gone ;