Momma, hey momma Come lookin' for me I'm here in the meadow By the red maple tree Momma, hey momma Look sharp, here I be Hey, hey Momma, look sharp Them soldiers, they fired Oh, ma, did we run But then we turned 'round And the battle begun Then I went under Oh, ma, am I done? Hey, hey Momma, look sharp My eyes are wide open My face to the sky Is that you I'm hearin' In the tall grass nearby? Momma, come find me Before I do die Hey, hey Momma, look sharp [COURIER, ANDREW MCNAIR & LEATHER APRON] I'll close your eyes, my Billy Them eyes that cannot see And I'll bury ya, my Billy Beneath the maple tree [COURIER] And never again Will you whisper to me Hey, hey Oh, Momma, look sharp
Everything about this number is beautiful
Momma, hey momma
Come lookin' for me
I'm here in the meadow
By the red maple tree
Momma, hey momma
Look sharp, here I be
Hey, hey
Momma, look sharp
Them soldiers, they fired
Oh, ma, did we run
But then we turned 'round
And the battle begun
Then I went under
Oh, ma, am I done?
Hey, hey
Momma, look sharp
My eyes are wide open
My face to the sky
Is that you I'm hearin'
In the tall grass nearby?
Momma, come find me
Before I do die
Hey, hey
Momma, look sharp
[COURIER, ANDREW MCNAIR & LEATHER APRON]
I'll close your eyes, my Billy
Them eyes that cannot see
And I'll bury ya, my Billy
Beneath the maple tree
[COURIER]
And never again
Will you whisper to me
Hey, hey
Oh, Momma, look sharp