All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight Lyrics

Song	All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
Artist	Bobby Horton
Album	Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 1
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[00:00.000]	作曲 : Ethel L. Beers, John Hill Hewett
[00:05.820]	All quiet along the Potomac to-night!
[00:10.520]	Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming;
[00:15.000]	And their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon,
[00:19.768]	And the light of the camp-fires are gleaming.
[00:24.810]	A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind
[00:29.570]	Through the forest leaves softly is creeping;
[00:34.618]	While stars up above, with their glittering eyes,
[00:39.381]	Keep guard o'or the army while sleeping.
[00:44.145]	There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread
[00:48.900]	As he tramps from the rock to the fountain,
[00:53.658]	And he thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed,
[00:58.694]	Far away in the cot on the mountain.
[01:03.458]	His musket falls slack; his face, dark and grim,
[01:08.212]	Grows gentle with memories tender,
[01:12.979]	As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep,
[01:18.016]	And their mother—"may Heaven defend her!"
[01:22.774]	All quiet along the Potomac to-night!
[01:32.572]	Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes,
[01:37.323]	He dashes off tears that are welling,
[01:41.803]	And gathers his gun closer up to his breast
[01:46.842]	As if to keep down the heart's swelling.
[01:51.881]	He passes the fountain, the blasted pine-tree,
[01:56.641]	And his footstep is lagging and weary;
[02:01.676]	Yet onward he goes, through the broad belt of light,
[02:06.436]	Toward the shades of the forest so dreary.
[02:11.186]	Hark! was it the night-wind that rustled the leaves?
[02:15.664]	Was it moonlight so wondrously flashing?
[02:20.700]	It looked like a rifle: "Ha! Mary, good-by!"
[02:25.463]	And the life-blood is ebbing and plashing.
[02:30.503]	"All quiet along the Potomac to-night!"
[02:35.266]	No sound save the rush of the river,
[02:40.012]	While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead,
[02:46.168]	The picket's off duty forever!
[02:50.929]	All quiet along the Potomac to-night!

[00:00.000]	zuo qu : Ethel L. Beers, John Hill Hewett
[00:05.820]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!
[00:10.520]	Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming
[00:15.000]	And their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon,
[00:19.768]	And the light of the campfires are gleaming.
[00:24.810]	A tremulous sigh, as the gentle nightwind
[00:29.570]	Through the forest leaves softly is creeping
[00:34.618]	While stars up above, with their glittering eyes,
[00:39.381]	Keep guard o' or the army while sleeping.
[00:44.145]	There' s only the sound of the lone sentry' s tread
[00:48.900]	As he tramps from the rock to the fountain,
[00:53.658]	And he thinks of the two in the low trundlebed,
[00:58.694]	Far away in the cot on the mountain.
[01:03.458]	His musket falls slack his face, dark and grim,
[01:08.212]	Grows gentle with memories tender,
[01:12.979]	As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep,
[01:18.016]	And their mother" may Heaven defend her!"
[01:22.774]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!
[01:32.572]	Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes,
[01:37.323]	He dashes off tears that are welling,
[01:41.803]	And gathers his gun closer up to his breast
[01:46.842]	As if to keep down the heart' s swelling.
[01:51.881]	He passes the fountain, the blasted pinetree,
[01:56.641]	And his footstep is lagging and weary
[02:01.676]	Yet onward he goes, through the broad belt of light,
[02:06.436]	Toward the shades of the forest so dreary.
[02:11.186]	Hark! was it the nightwind that rustled the leaves?
[02:15.664]	Was it moonlight so wondrously flashing?
[02:20.700]	It looked like a rifle: " Ha! Mary, goodby!"
[02:25.463]	And the lifeblood is ebbing and plashing.
[02:30.503]	" All quiet along the Potomac tonight!"
[02:35.266]	No sound save the rush of the river,
[02:40.012]	While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead,
[02:46.168]	The picket' s off duty forever!
[02:50.929]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!

[00:00.000]	zuò qǔ : Ethel L. Beers, John Hill Hewett
[00:05.820]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!
[00:10.520]	Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming
[00:15.000]	And their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon,
[00:19.768]	And the light of the campfires are gleaming.
[00:24.810]	A tremulous sigh, as the gentle nightwind
[00:29.570]	Through the forest leaves softly is creeping
[00:34.618]	While stars up above, with their glittering eyes,
[00:39.381]	Keep guard o' or the army while sleeping.
[00:44.145]	There' s only the sound of the lone sentry' s tread
[00:48.900]	As he tramps from the rock to the fountain,
[00:53.658]	And he thinks of the two in the low trundlebed,
[00:58.694]	Far away in the cot on the mountain.
[01:03.458]	His musket falls slack his face, dark and grim,
[01:08.212]	Grows gentle with memories tender,
[01:12.979]	As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep,
[01:18.016]	And their mother" may Heaven defend her!"
[01:22.774]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!
[01:32.572]	Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes,
[01:37.323]	He dashes off tears that are welling,
[01:41.803]	And gathers his gun closer up to his breast
[01:46.842]	As if to keep down the heart' s swelling.
[01:51.881]	He passes the fountain, the blasted pinetree,
[01:56.641]	And his footstep is lagging and weary
[02:01.676]	Yet onward he goes, through the broad belt of light,
[02:06.436]	Toward the shades of the forest so dreary.
[02:11.186]	Hark! was it the nightwind that rustled the leaves?
[02:15.664]	Was it moonlight so wondrously flashing?
[02:20.700]	It looked like a rifle: " Ha! Mary, goodby!"
[02:25.463]	And the lifeblood is ebbing and plashing.
[02:30.503]	" All quiet along the Potomac tonight!"
[02:35.266]	No sound save the rush of the river,
[02:40.012]	While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead,
[02:46.168]	The picket' s off duty forever!
[02:50.929]	All quiet along the Potomac tonight!

All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight Lyrics

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