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Long Ago, Comrades 582
Tune: Arranged by Benjamin L. Andrews, 1907
Lyrics: Judge J. M. Carmichael, 1907
Meter: Particular Meter: 11,9,10,9
Long ago we were boys in the ranks, comrades,
Our hearts light, and happy as the day,
Cheeks were ruddy, eyes bright, locks were dark, comrades,
As we marched from our home far away.
Chorus:
But now we are aged and gray, comrades,
The trials of life are nearly done,
But to us life's as dear as it was, comrades,
When you and I were young.
Long ago we were marching away, comrades,
Our flags to the breeze gaily flung,
Our bosoms were bare to the foe, comrades,
When you and I were young.
(Chorus)
Long ago we were camping in storms, comrades,
Our courage and muscles tautly strung,
Our hearts set on vict'ry or death, comrades,
When you and I were young.
(Chorus)
Judge Carmichael, of Ozark, Alabama, wrote this reminiscence of an ex-Confederate soldier and requested Andrews, also of Ozark, set it to When You and I were Young, Maggie.