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Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) Lyrics Artist(Band):The Decemberists
A sweetheart left behind Girl: Far from the hills of the sea-swaled Carolinas That's where my true love lies Soldier: Look for me when the sun-bright swallow Sings upon the birch bow high Girl: But you are in the ground with the wolves and the weevils All a-chew on your bones so dry But when the sun breaks to no more bullets in Battlecreek Then will you make a grave? For I will be home then I will be home then I will be home then I will be home then Then Girl: When I was a girl how the hills of Oconee Made a seam to hem me in Soldier: There at the fair when our eyes caught, careless, Got my heart right pierced by a pin Soldier: But O did you see all the dead of Manassas All the bellies and the bones and the bile? Girl: No, I lingered here with the blankets barren And my own belly big with child But when the sun breaks to no more bullets in Battlecreek Then will you make a grave? For I will be home then I will be home then I will be home then I will be home then Soldier: And stems and bones and stone walls too Could keep me from you This skein of skin is all too few To keep me from you Solider and Girl: But O my love though our bodies may be parted Though our skin may not touch skin Look for me with the sun-bright sparrow I will come on the breath of the wind If you find some error in Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Lorant Bedeau for submitting the lyrics. Review about Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) Discovery of Yankee Bayonet and The Decemberists | Reviewer: Lily | 10/17/2007 It is so creative how very young people took an idea about the Civil War and wove it into a lyric that speaks to today and has a melody that won't leave your head. I am not certain yet who actually wrote this but I think it was a young woman I saw singing with them on You Tube. The song and the interpretation are just beauty. Thank you fantastic | Reviewer: will forstella | 10/13/2007 the lyric rhythm is so conducive to a melancholy love song, very confident, like making a vow. i hope we can pull a cover of this off. Laura Veirs' got some pipes. :} Fantastic | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/18/2007 Excellent song, probably my favorite by the Decemberists, and i particularly love the line "Soldier: But O did you see all the dead of Manassas All the bellies and the bones and the bile? Girl: No, I lingered here with the blankets barren And my own belly big with child" I love it because it's got sort of a bragging tone to it, the soldier is talking about what horrors he witnessed and how terrible it was, and the girl responds with her own suffers, pointing out that it's not just about the sufferings of the soldiers, but equally important are the sufferings of those left behind, the family, friends, and lovers. Voice of our past | Reviewer: Michael Straw | 8/12/2007 A beautiful song and grim reminder that 630,000 Americans perished on the battlefields of the Civil War. This song makes me weep. Amazing | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/28/2007 I absolutely love this song...the Decemberists are my favorite band, and I love almost all of their songs, but this one definitely is among my top favorites. It's such a beautiful love song, it's so sweet, with perfect melodic and lyrical harmonies. female vocals | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/18/2007 Just a note - the female vocalist in this song is Laura Veirs. Review the song Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics. | | ||||||||||||
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