Well I hear the cannons thundering all night
Couldn't help but wondering was the rebel's cause so right
And the morphine don't do no good at all
And I would run all the way if I wouldn't fall.

Well I joined the southern cavalry for fun
I rode a thousand horses, I had my way with a gun
Now I'm one of the restless riders lying still
Swallowed up by the cause on widow's hill

And I dreamed about a rose in Spanish gardens
And I kissed you and I placed it in your hair
If I'm ever on my feet again I will
And I would run all the way just to see you there

Well I joined the southern cavalry for fun
I rode a thousand horses, I had my way with a gun
Now I'm one of the restless riders lying still
Swallowed up by the cause on widow's hill

And I dreamed about a rose in Spanish gardens
And I kissed you and I placed it in your hair
If I'm ever on my feet again I will
And I would run all the way just to see you there