Listen to Richmond On The James by Alison Krauss & Union Station

Richmond On The James

Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alison Krauss

Fiddle

Jerry Douglas

Dobro

Russell Moore

Baritone

Dan Tyminski

Acoustic Guitar

Viktor Krauss

Piano

Adam Steffey

Mandolin

Barry Bales

Upright Bass

Ron Block

Banjo

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Brad Blackwood

Mastering Engineer

Gary Paczosa

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Our land is filled with mourning

From Bourbon to Malone

And many wives and mothers

Are weeping, sad and lone

For many youthful heroes

Are among the noble slain

On a blood-red field near Richmond

Fair Richmond on the James

[Verse 2]

A soldier boy at Richmond

Lay gasping on the field

The battle strife was over

And the foe was forced to yield

But fell one noble hero

Before the foe-man's aim

On the blood-stained field at Richmond

Fair Richmond on the James

[Verse 3]

A comrade stood beside him

As his lifeblood ebbed away

They had been chums together

Since boyhood's early day

Together they had struggled

'Mid strife and grief and pain

But to part that night at Richmond

Fair Richmond on the James

[Verse 4]

He said, "My noble comrade

You will miss me for awhile

But the faces that once loved us

Again on you will smile

Again you will be foremost

In all the village games

While I lie here at Richmond

Fair Richmond on the James

[Verse 5]

Take the sword home to my brother

And the star upon my breast

To my young and gentle sister

The one that I loved best

And a brown lock from my forehead

To my mother who still dreams

Of the safe return of her soldier boy

From Richmond on the James

Written by: Alison Krauss & Union Station

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