Letters From Vietnam – SSgt. Barry Sadler
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Barry Sadler – I Won’t Be Home This Christmas
BARRY SADLER
The Soldier Has Come Home Lyrics
Lay the green sod on me
carve my name in stone
lay the green sod on me
the soldier has come homedon’t mourn for me, my darling
don’t cry when I am gone
don’t mourn for me, my darling
the soldier will come homemy friends have gone before me
and layed their tired bodies down
my friends have gone before me
to prepare the resting groundlet me go to sleep now
to march and fight no more
let me go to sleep now
I’m tired, my body’s soreso lay the green sod on me
put the wreath upon my stone
lay the green sod on me
the soldier has come home
The Soldier Has Come Home Lyrics
Lay the green sod on me
carve my name in stone
lay the green sod on me
the soldier has come homedon’t mourn for me, my darling
don’t cry when I am gone
don’t mourn for me, my darling
the soldier will come homemy friends have gone before me
and layed their tired bodies down
my friends have gone before me
to prepare the resting groundlet me go to sleep now
to march and fight no more
let me go to sleep now
I’m tired, my body’s soreso lay the green sod on me
put the wreath upon my stone
lay the green sod on me
the soldier has come home
(the soldier has come home)
Letters From Vietnam Lyrics
“Oh lord I’m tired and sad
and I want you oh so bad
I’ve been away so very long
now I want to go home.So remember that I love you
that, my dear is true
just say a prayer for your man.”
This letter’s post-marked ‘Vietnam'”Last night we had a fire fight
machine guns firing tracers through the night
and as we fought,
my thoughts, they turned to you
and I knew, somehow, darling I’ll come thrgouhI’ve fought in many places
and I’ve seen war’s thousand faces
but after this, my wars are through
and I’ll-I’ll come home to you
and I want you oh so bad
I’ve been away so very long
now I want to go home.So remember that I love you
that, my dear is true
just say a prayer for your man.”
This letter’s post-marked ‘Vietnam'”Last night we had a fire fight
machine guns firing tracers through the night
and as we fought,
my thoughts, they turned to you
and I knew, somehow, darling I’ll come thrgouhI’ve fought in many places
and I’ve seen war’s thousand faces
but after this, my wars are through
and I’ll-I’ll come home to you
Even thought I’m far away
I’ll think of you each day
I’ll come home when I can”
This letter’s post-marked ‘Vietnam’