Written by Merle Kilgore
Verse E A You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb E A You fought all the way Johnny Reb E A Saw you a marchin' with Robert E. Lee E You held your head a-high tryin' to win the victory A E You fought for your folks but you didn't die in vain A Even though you lost they speak highly of your nameVerse E A I heard your teeth chatter from the cold outside E Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your side A E I saw the young boys as they begin to fall E A You had tears in your eyes 'cause you couldn't help at all E A But you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb E A You fought all the way Johnny Reb E A I saw General Lee raise the saber in his hand B7 Heard the cannon's roar as you made your last stand A E You marched in the battle with the gray and the red A When the cannon's smoke cleared took days to count the deadE A 'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb E A You fought all the way Johnny RebVerse E A When "Honest Abe" heard the news about your fall E The folks thought he'd call a great victory ball A E But he asked the band to play the song Dixie A For you Johnny Reb and all that you believedE A 'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb E A You fought all the way Johnny RebE A 'Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb E A Yeah you fought all the way Johnny Reb