| 11th and 12th Corps emblem 11TH AND 12TH CORPS. |
I’se gwine back to Dixie, I’se gwine no more to wander, My heart’s turned back to Dixie, I can’t stay here no longer; I’ve left the old plantation, My home and my relation, My heart’s turned back to Dixie And I must go. |
| Chorus. I’se gwine back to Dixie, I’se gwine back to Dixie, I’se gwine where the orange blossoms grow, For I hear the children calling, I see their sad tears falling, Me heart’s turned back to Dixie, And I must go. I’ve hoed in fields of cotton, I’ve worked upon the river, I used to say if I got off I’d go back there, no never; But time has changed the old man, His head is bending low, His heart’s turned back to Dixie, And he must go.—Chorus. I’se traveling back to Dixie, My step is slow and feeble, I pray the Lord to help me, And keep me from all evil; And should my strength forsake me, Then kind friends come and take me; My heart’s turned back to Dixie, And I must go.—Chorus. |
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[Listen]
In mustering a recruit, sing after—“They have been so examined and found worthy.”
Air—“Auld Lang Syne.”
| Force MAJ. GEN. MANNING F. FORCE. |
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind; Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne? Chorus. For auld land syne, my boys, For auld land syne, We’ll ne’er forget when first we met, In days of auld lang syne. |
Sing after the words—“But the greatest of these is Charity.”
| Meek and lowly, pure and holy, Chief among the blessed three; Turning sadness into gladness, Heaven-born art thou Charity. Pity dwelleth in thy bosom, Kindness reigneth o’er thy heart; Gentle thoughts alone can sway thee, Judgment with thee hath no part. Chorus. Meek and lowly, pure and holy, Chief among the blessed three; Turning sadness into gladness, Heaven-born art thou, Charity. |
Cavalry Corps emblem CAVALRY CORPS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. |
[Listen]
Sing after the words—“The crowning principle of loyalty.”
Air—“America.”
Key of F.
| Lady Liberty | My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where our comrades died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring. Our fathers’ God to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom’s holy light; Protect us with thy might, Great God, our King. |
[Listen]
Air—“Hold the Fort.”
Sing while the badge is being pinned on.
| Comrades, take this badge of freedom Our Grand Army gives; Let it be the sign of honor Every loyal lives. Chorus. Wear the badge and keep it shining All life’s journey through, Ever as the glorious emblem Of the work we do. Then, proud eagle, still soar sunward; Flag, your folds swing loose; Love shall shield the helpless orphan, Fill the widow’s cruse.—Chorus. |
[Listen]
Sing while the recruit is signing the roll.
Air—“Glory Hallelujah.”
| bullet | Warm be the welcome and glad be the cheer Greeting our comrades who join with us here— Warm as in days when with never a fear We all went marching on. Chorus. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! We all go marching on. |
| Held by fraternity in bonds that are sure, Drawn close in charity by ties that are pure, Filled with a loyalty that ever shall endure, We still go marching on. Chorus.—Glory, glory, hallelujah, etc. Elbow to elbow we stood through the fight, Elbow to elbow we stand here tonight, Elbow to elbow till heaven is in sight, We all go marching on. Chorus.—Glory, glory, hallelujah, etc. |
8th Corps emblem EIGHTH CORPS. |
[Listen]
Air—“Auld Lang Syne.”
| 24th Corps emblem 24TH CORPS. |
Shall we forget those far-off days Which made us comrades all? Shall we forget how swift the feet That ran at duty’s call? Shall we forget the honored dead That sleep beneath the sod, Who gave their lives for liberty, Our country, and our God? |
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Note: Bracketed words/music credits in the list below indicate that the credits do not appear on the sheet music used for this e-book, and were obtained from Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) and the Public Domain Music website (www.pdmusic.org).
The midi and pdf files provided in this e-book were created using Finale 2007. Minor errors in the original sheet music have been corrected, the notation style has been modernized, and in most cases repeats have been omitted.
Copyright notices and keys specified in the original text of The Good Old Songs are not necessarily the same as those in the sheet music used to prepare this e-book. Where only the tune of a song is used, notation has not been provided.
From The Civil War Songbook (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1977)
Marching through Georgia, words and music by Henry Clay Work, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1865 [midi] [pdf]
Just Before the Battle, Mother, words and music by George Frederick Root, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1864 [midi] [pdf]
Brave Boys Are They!, words and music by Henry Clay Work, Chicago: H.M. Higgins, 1861 [midi] [pdf]
Battle Hymn of the Republic, words by Mrs. Dr. S.G. [Julia Ward] Howe, Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1862 [midi] [pdf]
Weeping, Sad and Lonely (or When This Cruel War Is Over), words by Charles Carroll Sawyer, music by Henry Tucker, Brooklyn: Sawyer & Thompson, 1862 [midi] [pdf]
We Are Coming Father Abra’am (300,000 More), words by Wm. Cullen Bryant, music by L.O. Emerson, Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1862 [midi] [pdf]
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, words and music by Walter Kittredge, Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1864 [midi] [pdf]
The Battle Cry of Freedom, words and music by Geo. F. Root, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1862 [midi] [pdf]
The Bonnie Blue Flag, words by Harry Macarthy, New Orleans: A.E. Blackmar & Bro., 1861 (color cover image from the Library of Congress) [midi] [pdf]
Kingdom Coming, words and music by Henry Clay Work, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1862 [midi] [pdf]
The Vacant Chair (or We Shall Meet but We Shall Miss Him), words and music by George Frederick Root, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1862 [midi] [pdf]
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (or The Prisoner’s Hope), words and music by George Frederick Root, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1864 [midi] [pdf]
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, words and music by “Louis Lambert” (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore), Boston: Henry Tolman & Co., 1863 [midi] [pdf]
From the Library of Congress, Civil War and Historic Sheet Music Collections (www.loc.gov)
Sherman’s March to the Sea, words by S.H.M Byers, music by J.O. Rockwell, New York: Wm. Hall & Son, 1865 [midi] [pdf]
Song of a Thousand Years, words and music by Henry C. Work, Chicago: Root & Cady, 1863 [midi] [pdf]
Hail, Columbia, [words by Joseph Hopkinson, music by Philip Phile], New York: Wm. Dresser, 1861 [midi] [pdf]
We’ve Drunk from the Same Canteen, words by Miles O’Reilly, music by James G. Clark, New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1865 [midi] [pdf]
The Star-Spangled Banner, [words by Francis Scott Key], transcribed for piano by Ch. Voss, Philadelphia: G. Andre & Co., 1862 [midi] [pdf]
Ole Shady (or The Song of the Contraband), [words and music by Benjamin Russell Hanby], Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1861 [midi] [pdf]
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, words and music by David T. Shaw, arranged by T.A. Becket, Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, c. 1862 (first published in 1843) [midi] [pdf]
Home Sweet Home, words by H.R. Bishop [and John Howard Payne], music by H.R. Bishop, Chicago: McKinley Music Co., c. 1914 [midi] [pdf]
Who Will Care for Mother Now?, words and music by Charles Carroll Sawyer, arranged by C.F. Thompson, Brooklyn: Sawyer & Thompson, 1863 [midi] [pdf]
The John Brown Song (or Glory Hallelujah), [music by William Steffe], Chicago: Root & Cady, 1861 [midi] [pdf]
My Country! ’Tis of Thee, [also known as America; words by Samuel Francis Smith], Boston: C. Bradlee, c. 1832 [midi] [pdf]
Nearer, My God, to Thee, [words by Sarah Flower Adams, music by Lowell Mason], adapted by C.A. White, Boston: White, Smith & Co., 1881 [midi] [pdf]
I’se Gwine Back to Dixie, words and music by C.A. White, Boston: White, Smith & Co., 1874 [midi] [pdf]
Fraternity, tune: Auld Lang Syne, [words by Robert Burns], arranged by Adolph Baumbach, Chicago, S. Brainard’s Sons Co., 1868 [midi]
Charity, [words by Charles Jefferys], music by S. Glover, arranged by C. Everest, Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1868 [midi] [pdf]
Ode on Presentation of Badge, tune: Hold the Fort, music by P.P. Bliss, Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1898 [midi]
Combined Music
The Army Bean, tunes: Sweet By and By,
music by J.P. Webster, arranged for piano by E. Mack, Philadelphia: J.E. Ditson & Co., 1876, from the Library
of Congress Historic Sheet Music Collection; Go Tell Aunt Rhoda, old folk
tune, composer unknown, arranged by the Transcriber [midi]