We all know When Johnny Comes Marching Home, A Civil war era song - TopicsExpress



          

We all know When Johnny Comes Marching Home, A Civil war era song depicting the triumphant return of troops from battle. This song has its roots in an Irish folk ballad called Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, which presents an altogether different image - the personal cost of going to war. This recording by the Chad Mitchell Trio. from the mid 1960s, illustrates the contradiction by alternating verses from the mournful Irish ballad with the triumphant Civil War march. https://youtube/watch?v=fQkphdGI-J8
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:04:37 +0000

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