Johnny's gone in the mornin' sun
Johnny's gone to carry a gun
Off he goes in the break of dawn
Johnny's gone to the war
verse 2
See my Johnny standin' in the line
Don't his uniform look fine?
Children laughin' and girls all sighin'
Johnny's gone to the war
verse 3
Early in the mornin' at the break of day
See the young men march away
Mothers weepin' and fathers prayin'
Johnny's gone to the war
verse 4
Out of the land the young men poured
It's flesh to feed the guns of war
Johnny isn't a boy anymore
Johnny's gone to the war
Verse 5
Out on the field where the young men fell
In the scream of shot and the roar of shell
Men plunged down the throat of heaven
Johnny's gone to the war
Verse 6
After the battle in the mud and rain
The air is red with the screams of pain
His eyes will never see the light again
Johnny's gone to the war
Verse 7
There's a mail train a-rollin' down the track
Carryin' a letter edged in black
And it says that Johnny won't be back
Johnny's gone to the war