I Left My Home

About the Song

This cadence tells the story of a soldier leaving their family to serve in the army. It's a classic call-and-response song that builds with each verse.

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Lyrics

I left my home

To join the army

I left my home

To join the army

The day I left

My mama cried

She thought that I

Would surely die

I left my wife

Standing at the door

She knew that I

Would die at war

I left my son

Playing in the yard

Seeing daddy leave

Made him cry real hard

The day I left

I shook my daddy's hand

He said that I

Had become a man