I Ride At Dawn

Like my father And his father And his father before Watched the soil burn with fire War after war Done things I didn't know I could For the common good Tomorrow I ride at dawn Give a man a hundred years He'll want a hundred more Give him a hundred choices And he still chooses war From Salem poor to Genghis Kahn Tomorrow I ride at dawn I was born for battle I was born to bleed I was born to help those Who have dreams of being free Mother stop your crying Sister dry your eyes You'll hear my medals ringing From Shreveport to Sheberghan Tomorrow I ride at dawn At first light I march to battle Not my own life but my brothers I must save And when you hear those pipes and drummers You'll know I marched to glory or proudly to my grave Tell my loved ones they must carry on Tomorrow I ride at dawn --- I Ride at Dawn - Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper