John Harrolson, John Harrolson

Song John Harrolson, John Harrolson
Artist Bobby Horton
Album Homespun Songs of the C. S. A., Volume 5

Lyrics

[00:03.856] John Haralson, John Haralson—you are a funny creature;
[00:11.329] You’ve given to this cruel war a new and useful feature.
[00:18.515] You’d have us think, while every man is bound to be a fighter,
[00:25.640] The women, bless the pretty dears, should be put to making nitre.
[00:36.258] John Haralson, John Haralson, how could you get the notion,
[00:43.433] To send your barrel ‘round the town to gather up the lotion?
[00:50.607] We think the girls do work enough in giving love and kissing,
[00:57.747] But you have put the pretty dears to Patriotic...I can't say that word. (Pissing).
[01:08.650] John Haralson, John Haralson, could you not invent a neater,
[01:15.825] Or some less immodest mode of making your saltpetre.
[01:23.290] The thing it is queer, you know, gunpowder like the cranky
[01:30.431] That when a lady lifts her skirts, she shoots another Yankee.

Pinyin

[00:03.856] John Haralson, John Haralson you are a funny creature
[00:11.329] You' ve given to this cruel war a new and useful feature.
[00:18.515] You' d have us think, while every man is bound to be a fighter,
[00:25.640] The women, bless the pretty dears, should be put to making nitre.
[00:36.258] John Haralson, John Haralson, how could you get the notion,
[00:43.433] To send your barrel ' round the town to gather up the lotion?
[00:50.607] We think the girls do work enough in giving love and kissing,
[00:57.747] But you have put the pretty dears to Patriotic... I can' t say that word. Pissing.
[01:08.650] John Haralson, John Haralson, could you not invent a neater,
[01:15.825] Or some less immodest mode of making your saltpetre.
[01:23.290] The thing it is queer, you know, gunpowder like the cranky
[01:30.431] That when a lady lifts her skirts, she shoots another Yankee.