Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Johnny Reb and Billy Yank , by - Gene Autry. Release date: 11.07.1965
Song language: English
Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Oh, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Don’t you wish that you were fishin |
| Some for North; |
| some for South |
| Back in your old home town |
| Oh, Virginia is your home, Johnny Reb |
| And your home is old New England, Billy Yank |
| From the South and from the North |
| You will meet as you go forth |
| Just two kids who went and joined the private ranks |
| Oh, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Don’t you wish that you were fishin |
| Some for North; |
| some for South |
| Back in your old home town |
| Over meadows, swamp and woods they would go |
| Till one day they met beside a river deep |
| They were tired and they were hot |
| And before they fired a shot |
| They both fell into a hole and fell asleep |
| Oh, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Don’t you wish that you were fishin |
| Some for North; |
| some for South |
| Back in your old home town |
| Time and time again they met sure as day |
| As they brushed each other they would wink and smile |
| Then those friendly enemies |
| Raised their rifles if you please |
| And they’d fire and miss each other by a mile |
| Oh, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Don’t you wish that you were fishin |
| Some for North; |
| some for South |
| Back in your old home town |
| Tell me Billy have you had your first shave |
| Have you ever felt some stubble on your chin |
| Somethin’s growin' on my lip |
| Only one but it’s a pip |
| So I guess my shavin days will soon begin |
| Oh, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank |
| Don’t you wish that you were fishin |
| Some for North; |
| some for South |
| Back in your old home town |