Two Little Boys - had two little toys
Each had a wooden horse
Gaily they played - each summer day
Warriors both - of course
One little chap - had a mishap
broke off his horse's head
Wept for his toy - then cried with joy
Do you think I could leave you cryin'
When there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here, Jack - stop your cryin'
We'll go just as fast with two
When we grow up - we'll both be soldiers
Our horses will not be toys
And I wonder if we'll remember
When we were Two Little Boys."
Long years passed - war came so fast
Bravely they marched away
Cannons roared loud and in the mad crowd
wounded and dyin' - lay
Up comes a chout a horse dashes out
Out from the ranks so Blue
Galloped away - to where Joe lay
Then came a voice he knew
Did you think I would leave you dyin'
When there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here, Joe - we'll soon be flyin'
Home to the ranks so Blue
Can you see, Jack I'm all a-tremble
Perhaps it's the battles noise
But I think it is that I remember
When we were two little boys.