The Ballad of Calvin Crozier 

(Words and music by Kirk McLeod, arranged by Seven Nations) 



Good people of this town 

You'd do well to gather around 

There is something that I must say 

A good man died here on this day 

You'd do well to know his name 

And it's here his gravestone lays 

He was free and the soldiers didn't understand 

When he returned and gave his life for another man 



Calvin Crozier 

They made him dig his grave 

Calvin Crozier 

Then they shot him where he lay 

Then the soldiers danced, well they danced all night 

On the shallow grave of Calvin Crozier 



He had fought for four long years 

Seen his share of blood and tears 

He had earned his long ride home 

In a boxcar for the night 

Union soldiers for delight 

Came to make their presence known 



He was free and the soldiers didn't understand 

When he returned and gave his life for another man 



Calvin Crozier 

They made him dig his grave 

Calvin Crozier 

Then they shot him where he lay 

Then the soldiers danced, well they danced all night 

On the shallow grave of Calvin Crozier