Listen to Charlie Boy by The Lumineers

Charlie Boy

The Lumineers

Folk

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Sep 30, 2025
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jeremiah Fraites

Jeremiah Fraites

Percussion

Neyla Pekarek

Cello

Wesley Shultz

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jeremiah Fraites

Jeremiah Fraites

Songwriter

Maxwell Hughes

Songwriter

Wesley Shultz

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ryan Hadlock

Producer

Jerry Streeter

Engineer

Grant Hathaway

Assistant Recording Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Kevin Augunas

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Charlie boy, don't go to war

First born in '44

And Kennedy made him believe

We could do much more

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

And Lillian, don't hang your head

Love should make you feel good

In uniform you raised a man

Who volunteered to stand

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

Play the bugle, play the taps

Make your mothers proud

Raise your rifles to the sky, boys

Fire that volley loud

And news was bad on Upland Ave

Metuchen mourn our loss

And sons rebelled, while fathers yelled

And mothers clutched the cross

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

Play the bugle, play the taps

Make your fathers proud

Raise your rifles to the sky, boys

Fire that volley loud

Written by: Jeremiah Fraites, Wesley Schultz