The Brass Mounted Army (hi-lo)

by American Civil War Song

Type:: Diatonic
Key:: C
Posted by:: WaltP

THE BRASS MOUNTED ARMY hi-lo
American Civil War song
Key: C
Time: 2/4

3  4    4  4   1   2   3
6  7    7  7   4   5   6
O whis-key is the mon-ster

 3   -2” 2   -2”   3    2
 6   -5  5   -5    6    5
That ru-ins great and small

 3  4   4   4   1   2  3
 6  7   7   7   4   5  6
But in old Kir-by’s ar-my

 3    4    -3   4   -4  4
 6    7    -7   7   -8  7
Head-quar-ters gets it all

3  4  4   4   4    1  2  3
6  7  7   7   7    4  5  6
O how do you like the ar-my

 3    5     5   -4 -4 4
 6    8     8   -8 -8 7
The brass mount-ed ar-my

 3   4   1  1   1   2  3
 6   7   4  4   4   5  6
The high-fa-lu-tin’ ar-my

  3   4  -3   4   -4   4
  6   7  -7   7   -8   7
Where ea-gle but-tons rule