Richard Shindell - Arrowhead Lyrics
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Mama, if you could see me now
Iâm not the boy you knew in Macon town
They found a uniform about my size
Itâs a little big I guess, but thatâs alright
Mama, if you could see me know
Mama, theyâre treating me right well
The men all say I brought this good luck spell
I am the mascot of the Third Brigade
They will not march unless I lead the way
Mama, theyâre treating me right well
Mama, I do not have a gun
Iâm only lucky when Iâm banging on my drum
But I skinned a rabbit for the cook last night
He said that I could keep his bowie knife
Mama, I do not have a gun
Mama, I lost my arrowhead
It was big enough to strike a bobcat dead
Mustâve fallen when I climbed that tree
Yankee fires as far as I could see
Mama, I lost my arrowhead
Mama, the troops are falling in
And we must move while weâve still got the wind
The scouts are fanning out like whippoorwills
Today weâre marching over Bloody Hill
Mama, the troops are falling in
Mama, I never thought Iâd run
But something happened when I saw those Yankees come
Now Iâve been running now a week or two
Too ashamed to come back home to you
Mama, I never thought Iâd run