The Last Time Lyrics

Momma made my uniform,
Sewed a stripe on the shoulder
Papa wanted my company flag
Bring it back when it's over

Jenny came to say goodbye
And she said she would wait for me
On my stallion I sat high
Leaving Tennessee

This is the last time
I'll see Jenny
That's what the cottonwood
Keeps saying to me
'Cause the last time
You'll see Jenny
Will be the last time
You'll see Tennessee

I took her by the hand
It was last September
My Jenny made that day
One I would remember
I promised to return
Soon after victory
Down the road I waved goodbye
Joining Robert E. Lee

This is the last time
I'll see Jenny
That's what the cottonwood
Keeps saying to me
'Cause the last time
You'll see Jenny
Will be the last time
You'll see Tennessee

I held her close to me
As we lay by the river
And now I'm going to see
The baby I'll give her
Momma made my uniform
That I wore so gallantly
And Papa I'm sorry your flag
Is wrapped all around me

This is the last time
I'll see Jenny
That's what the cottonwood
Keeps saying to me
'Cause the last time
You'll see Jenny
Will be the last time
You'll see Tennessee