Two Brothers

DESCRIPTION: "Two brothers on their way (x3), One wore blue and one wore gray." The cannon of the Civil War doesn't care that one of them is kind; it kills one and all. When they return, "Two girls waiting by the railroad track; One wore blue and one wore black."
AUTHOR: Irving Gordon
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (copyright, according to Silber-SongsOfTheCivilWar)
KEYWORDS: Civilwar soldier death wife
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Silber-SongsOfTheCivilWar, pp. 363-364, "Two Brothers" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, TWOBROCW*
File: SCWF363

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