Cruel War
1963 · Warner Bros. 5399 · Burbank, California
- Artist
- Peter, Paul and Mary
- Title
- Cruel War
- Release
- Stewball / The Cruel War
- Year
- 1963
- Label
- Warner Bros. # 5399
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Burbank, California, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
The song Cruel War, The (Peter, Paul and Mary) (Warner Bros. Records # 5399) Contemporary folk. Plight of soldier, leans toward protest song. "The cruel war is ragging, Johnny has to fight I want to be with him, from morning till night I want to be with him, it grieves my heart so Won't you let me go with you, no my love no Tomorrow is Sunday, Monday is the day That your captain will call you, and you must obey Your captain will call you, it grieves my heart so Won't you let me go with you, no my love no I'll tie back my hair, men's clothing I'll put on I'll pass as your comrade, as we march along I'll pass as your comrade, no one will ever know Won't you let me go with you, no my love no Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, I fear you are unkind I love you far better, than all of mankind I love you far better, than words can express Won't you let me go with you, yes my love yes"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed 1961, New York, NY, United States. Disbanded 16 September 2009. Members: Peter Yarrow (vocals), Paul Stookey (vocals, guitar), Mary Travers (vocals)