Tenting on the Old Camp Ground auch bekannt als Tenting Tonight war ein populares US amerikanisches Lied zur Zeit des Sezessionskriegs speziell bei den Nordstaatlern Es wurde 1863 von Walter Kittredge geschrieben und im selben Jahr erstmals an der Old High Rock in Lynn Massachusetts gespielt In dem Lied wird die Sehnsucht der kriegsmuden Soldaten beschrieben wieder nach Hause zuruckzukehren und die Trauer um die bereits Gefallenen Text BearbeitenWe re tenting tonight on the old camp ground Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts a song of home And friends we love so dear Refrain Many are the hearts that are weary tonight Wishing for the war to cease Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace Tenting tonight tenting tonight Tenting on the old camp ground dd We ve been tenting tonight on the old camp ground Thinking of days gone by Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand And the tear that said Good bye RefrainThe lone wife kneels and prays with a sigh That God his watch will keep O er the dear one away and the little dears nigh In the trundle bed fast asleep RefrainWe are tenting tonight on the old camp ground The fires are flickering low Still are the sleepers that lie around As the sentinels come and go RefrainAlas for those comrades of days gone by Whose forms are missed tonight Alas for the young and true who lie Where the battle flag braved the fight RefrainNo more on march or field of strife Shall they lie so tired and worn No rouse again to hope and life When the sound of drums beat at morn RefrainWe are tired of war on the old camp ground Many are dead and gone Of the brave and true who ve left their homes Others been wounded long RefrainWe ve been fighting today on the old camp ground Many are lying near Some are dead and some are dying Many are in tears Finaler Refrain Many are the hearts that are weary tonight Wishing for the war to cease Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace Dying tonight dying tonight Dying on the old camp ground dd Weblinks BearbeitenTenting on the Old Camp Ground MIDI Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Aufnahme MP3 4 1 MB Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Notenblatt Abgerufen von https de wikipedia org w index php title Tenting on the Old Camp Ground amp oldid 153782040
