raid at the herndon railroad station

Tuesday March 10, 2009
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larry..curtis..spurlock

raid at the

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herndon railroad station

verse 1

john singleton mosby
was his name
but the gray ghost
was his claim to fame
born a virginia gentleman
to father alfred and mother virginny
his childhood health was poor
and his body was frail and skinny
he was 27 years old
at the outbreak of the civil war
where he became a guerrilla scout
highlighting his legendary lore

hook

with the raid at the herndon railroad station
fighting for the confederate nation
on st. patrick’s day in 1863
snow blowing - you could barely see
him and just four of his rebel rangers
captured 26 yankee strangers
creating a historical sensation
with the raid at the herndon railroad station

verse 2

mosby attended u.va.
in the blue ridge hill and dale
but he shot a classmate bully
and spent time in the charlottesville jail
he was pardoned by the governor
in the year 1853
then married pauline clark
and attained his law degree
and although he was against secession
he joined the southern cause
and soon became a major
gaining great applause

hook

with the raid at the herndon railroad station
fighting for the confederate nation
on st. patrick’s day in 1863
snow blowing - you could barely see
him and just four of his rebel rangers
captured 26 yankee strangers
creating a historical sensation
with the raid at the herndon railroad station

verse 3

mosby became famous
for carrying out daring raids
inside the union lines
behind enemy barricades
he captured general stoughton
while he slept in 1862
the general cried did you get mosby
mosby replied, no but he got you
soonafter president ulysses s. grant
captured and hung six of mosby’s men
many heard the gray ghost scream
this is where it all begins

hook

with the raid at the herndon railroad station
fighting for the confederate nation
on st. patrick’s day in 1863
snow blowing - you could barely see
him and just four of his rebel rangers
captured 26 yankee strangers
creating a historical sensation
with the raid at the herndon railroad station

verse 4

in dranesville and herndon
the union had great hold
with yankee soldiers stationed everywhere
no confederate would be so bold
as to venture near this soljourn
no gray could penetrate
so mosby dressed in blue coat
and sneaked in while they ate
at kitty hanna’s kitchen
26 yankees sat to dine
but mosby stole their horses and guns
and after capture – ate their homemade pies

hook

with the raid at the herndon railroad station
fighting for the confederate nation
on st. patrick’s day in 1863
snow blowing - you could barely see
him and just four of his rebel rangers
captured 26 yankee strangers
creating a historical sensation
with the raid at the herndon railroad station

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