Now it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away   It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say   It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say   But I'd do anything if I could do it all again      Well, I'm an old man now and I'm born to win the race   People won't believe me but there's truth in what I say   Many hearts were broken and a lot of tears were shed   The sky was black and the battlefield was red      Now it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away   It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say   It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say   But I'd do anything if I could do it all again      Now, Stonewall Jackson stepped right up and then he said to me   He said, "The battle's gettin' rough, son, guess we better flee   There's grapeshot all around us and the field is black with lead   You better start a-runnin', boy, before you lose your head"      It's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away   It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say   It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say   But I'd do anything if I could do it all again      Well, the cannons roared around us and the field was black with lead   I picked a soldier dressed in blue and filled him full of lead   I picked out six more soldiers there a-sittin' on a mound   I fixed my bayonet to my gun and really mowed them down      Now, it's gone, gone, gone, those years have passed away   It's gone, gone, gone, there's truth in what I say   It's gone, gone, gone, there's nothing more to say   But I'd do anything if I could do it all again   But I'd do anything if I could do it all again