Fennario from Dream Train by Frisco Kipling

‘Twas winter in Fennario
my William came to me,
a captain bound to roam around
the towns of Tennessee.
A captain from the country-o,
a marching man was he—
Though coarse and crude,
my William wooed
the maiden heart in me.

He called me Pretty Peggy-o,
and hap’ly wed were we,
for e’en the snows of Fennario
were not so fair as he.
But all across the country-o,
from sea to shining sea,
young men of might
were called to fight
that others might go free.

My William left Fennario,
and marched from Tennessee:
a locket of his humble love
was all he left for me.
He marched across the country-o,
a marching man was he—
and I the bride
of one who died
that others might go free.

Fennario, Fennario!
he gave his life for thee!
for in his pride my William tried
to take the life of Lee.
Fennario, Fennario!
a martyred man is he!
and I the wife
of one whose knife
was denied the life of Lee.

Fennario, Fennario!
a martyred man is he!
and I the wife
of one whose knife
was denied the life of Lee.

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