Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song My Dream of the Big Parade , by - Billy Murray. Release date: 18.01.2018
Song language: English
My Dream of the Big Parade |
| Last night I was dreaming of days that are gone |
| Of days that you might recall |
| And just like a photoplay upon my wall |
| Once more I saw it all; |
| It was just a dream you see |
| But how real it seemed to be |
| I saw buddies true, marching two by two |
| In my dream of the Big Parade |
| I saw angels fair with the Red Cross there |
| In my dream of the Big Parade |
| I saw Gold Star Mothers, sisters and brothers |
| What a sacrifice they made; |
| I saw one-legged pals coming home to their gals |
| In my dream of the Big Parade |
| Millions of soldiers, millions of men |
| All going over — I see them again |
| Oceans of water, submarines, too: |
| Millions of sailors helping them through |
| Millions of doughboys landing in Brest |
| Marching, marching, never a rest |
| Millions of bullets thundering past |
| Millions of bodies, wounded and gassed |
| Valleys of ruin, mountains of mud |
| Beautiful rivers and rivers of blood |
| Airplanes flying, bombs coming down |
| Millions of cooties crawling around |
| Pieces of shrapnel, pieces of shell |
| Many a cross where somebody fell |
| Fighting and fighting a horrible war |
| And God only knows what you’re fighting it for |
| Then came November, that armistice day |
| Out of a trench, into a cafe |
| Paddy, (?), Jimmy, and Jack |
| Over their bottles of wine and cognac |
| Telling their love tales to Gene and George |
| Yet little French girls they had to forget |
| Ahh, then came the journey over the foam |
| But all that went over didn’t come home |
| I saw Gold Star Mothers, sisters and brothers |
| What a sacrifice they made; |
| I saw one-legged pals coming home to their gals |
| In my dream of the Big Parade |