It's hard to keep tears out of my eyes
For this may be our last goodbye
Your country calls you to defend this land
You?ll do your part just like a man
Down where the river bends
With God's help we'll meet again
Under the same old sycamore tree
Proud of each other and the land of the free
I go down to the ocean blue
And be as close as I can to you
Though this old ocean my keep us apart
It can't keep you dear out of my heart
Down where the river bends
With God's help we'll meet again
Under the same old sycamore tree
Proud of each other and the land of the free
If the worst should happen and the poppies should wave
Over your far and lonely grave
All the rest of my life I'll spend in prayer
I'll meet you in heaven there's no war there
Down where the river bends
With God's help we'll meet again
Under the same old sycamore tree
Proud of each other and the land of the free