Okie Soldier

Well I turned 21 with my hands around a gun Stumblin' through the burnin' fields of war Chokin' on the dust and sand of a harsh and foreign land I lost sight of just who I was before Send my love to the red river valley Sing a song for my Oklahoma home Tell the one who's waiting there with the long braid in her hair When I come returning I'll be nevermore to roam Well I faced the enemy and he was just as brave as me Through the night we took the fight in turns When our mortar cut him down he lay groaning on the ground And we could not understand his dying words Send my love to the red river valley Sing a song for my Oklahoma home Tell the one who's waiting there with the long braid in her hair When I come returning I'll be nevermore to roam When they saw what we had done they said we're proud of you son You did what we brought you here to do Will you fight with us again and I thought of my good men And I signed my name and swore to see it through Send my love to the red river valley Sing a song for my Oklahoma home Tell the one who's waiting there with the long braid in her hair When I come returning I'll be nevermore to roam