Intro :
O ne wore blue and one wore grey
A s they marched along the wa y
A f ife and drum began to play
A ll on a beautiful m orni ng
O ne was gentle and one was kind
O ne came home one stay ed behi nd
A c annonball don't pay no mind
A ll on a beautiful m orni ng
C annonball don't pay no mind
T hough you're gentle or y ou're ki nd
It d on't think of the folks behind
A ll on a beautiful m orni ng
T wo girls waiting by the railroad track
F or their darlings to come ba ck
O ne wore blue and one wore black
A ll on a beautiful m orni ng