I Left My Home

About the Song

A poignant song about leaving family behind to serve in the army. Each verse describes a different family member's reaction to the soldier's departure.

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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
Oh wee oh wee

Oh wee oh wee

Oh wee oh wee

To join the army