Battle of Shiloh

We were camped in Missisippi, General Johnson at our head,
                          7                We were eating hay for breakfast and we used it for our bed
                          7                              When we heard the Yankees comin' we arose with smiles of bliss
                                7 (F#m)                  For however fierce the battle was it was better far than this
 
           
 So we'll hold our glasses steady
                    And singing we will go
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 And we'll tell the valiant story of 
                 the battle of Shiloh
 
 It was on the 6th of April they were coming to attack
 And with all their force & bluster they were sure they'd drive us back
 But the yankees never reckon'd with our rebel art & skill
 We simply took a deep long breath and blew them off the hill.
 
 General Hardy in the forefront led his men against the Yanks
 Their pickets in the center yelled "We shoulda tried the flanks"
 As we marched across their barracks like an army on parade,
 We could hear the Yankee general shoutin' "Boys it's just a raid!"
 
 They were running in confusion when they heard the rebel yell
 And they left behind their muskets, and their cannon, and their shell
 So we picked up all the rations and we chased them off the crest
 But we got so tired of running that we all laid down to rest.