Let’s Bring Johnny Home

Sung to: When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Written by: Georgie Kunkle
Gaggle: Seattle

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SING IT to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Let’s BRING Johnny home, don’t hesitate,
Today, today!
Let’s BRING Johnny home before it’s late,
To stay, to stay!
We will stop the guns and the plans for war,
Keep the DRAFT away from our door,
And we’ll all have peace when
Johnny comes marching home.

Let’s OUTLAW the draft of John and Jane,
Hey, hey! Hey, hey!
Let’s never allow a kid of ours
To stray, to stray!
We will teach them ways to negotiate,
Rid the world of the scourge of hate,
And we’ll all have peace
When Johnny and Jane come home!

(Slow) When Johnny and Jane (shout) come home.

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Written by

Georgie Kunkle

For the

Seattle Gaggle