Lay the green sod on me 
Carve my name in stone 
Lay the green sod on me 
The soldier has come home 

Don't mourn for me, my darling 
Don't cry when I am gone 
Don't mourn for me, my darling 
The soldier will come home 

My friends have gone before me 
And layed their tired bodies down 
My friends have gone before me 
To prepare the resting ground 

Let me go to sleep now 
To march and fight no more 
Let me go to sleep now 
I'm tired, my body's sore 

So lay the green sod on me 
Put the wreath upon my stone 
Lay the green sod on me 
The soldier has come home 
   ((The soldier has come home))