Arrowhead Lyrics

Mama, if you could see me now
I�m not the boy you knew in Macon town
They found a uniform about my size
It�s a little big I guess, but that�s alright
Mama, if you could see me know

Mama, they�re treating me right well
The men all say I brought this good luck spell
I am the mascot of the Third Brigade
They will not march unless I lead the way
Mama, they�re treating me right well

Mama, I do not have a gun
I�m only lucky when I�m banging on my drum
But I skinned a rabbit for the cook last night
He said that I could keep his bowie knife
Mama, I do not have a gun

Mama, I lost my arrowhead
It was big enough to strike a bobcat dead
Must�ve fallen when I climbed that tree
Yankee fires as far as I could see
Mama, I lost my arrowhead

Mama, the troops are falling in
And we must move while we�ve still got the wind
The scouts are fanning out like whippoorwills
Today we�re marching over Bloody Hill
Mama, the troops are falling in

Mama, I never thought I�d run
But something happened when I saw those Yankees come
Now I�ve been running now a week or two
Too ashamed to come back home to you
Mama, I never thought I�d run

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