Caleb Brown

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Caleb Brown was a mighty fine man His skin was the color of the good rich land He bought a slope-eared mule named Dan And broke a little piece of ground Cleared the place with his own bare hands Made cotton grow in the rocks and the sand Thought he'd found the promised land 'Til the soldiers came to town [Chorus] Gather by the river Light a fire in the old camp ground Stand and deliver They're burning Dixie down [Verse 2] Caleb Brown never took a side Always hopеd that the war would pass him by Trouble came and hе closed his eyes 'Til he woke to the sound of the guns Stole the chickens and the old milk cow Left him nothing but a broken plow He cried out "What can I do now But to wait for the kingdom come?" [Chorus] Gather by the river Light a fire in the old camp ground Stand and deliver They're burning Dixie down [Verse 3] Was a war, was a mighty fine war Was a war like the world never seen before Only one not keeping score Was a man named Caleb Brown No one knows what his eyes have seen How he washed his hands in a bloody stream Buried all his hopes and dreams Down in the cold, cold ground [Chorus] Gather by the river Light a fire in the old camp ground Stand and deliver They're burning Dixie down Stand and deliver They're burning Dixie down