Dave Alvin - Andersonville lyrics

In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother goodbye I put on the blue uniform And fought for Lincoln's side Until I got caught by Johnny Reb In the woods near Chapel Hill I wish, to God, he'd have k**ed me then But he sent me to Andersonville My uniform has faded And there's no boots upon my feet I'm pulling worms out of the mud 'Cuz there's nothing left to eat And the rebs can't even feed their own So there's no way they can fill The bellies of the Yankees Starving in Andersonville Some men are born To preach God's word Some men are born to k** But I guess I was only born To die in Andersonville I dug a hole with my bare hands In the red Georgia clay 'Cuz there ain't no shelter from the sun Or the cold winds or the rain And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all So I just lay tired and still And they can bury me in the hole I dug When I die in Andersonville I dream the same dream every night Of a woman I've never known She's standing by a warm fireside And she whispers that I've come home Every morning when I wake I pray someday that she'll Lay a flower on my grave When I've died in Andersonville