Your Little Band Of Gold-Hank Snow

[ti:Your Little Band Of Gold] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:The Hank Snow Memorial Album - 24 Golden Memories] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Your Little Band Of Gold - Hank Snow [00:08.88]On the raging field of battle [00:12.86]In a dugout dark and cold [00:17.13]Lies a soldier boy in tears and wracked with pain [00:23.94] [00:25.23]We gathered close beside him [00:29.15]As our captain said a prayer [00:33.22]We knew his chance to live was all in vain [00:40.90] [00:41.51]He opened up his big blue eyes [00:45.86]Ans smiled thro' flowing tears [00:49.24]These last few words then to our captain told [00:56.95] [00:57.53]In this pocket by my heart [01:00.56]Sir is a message send it please [01:05.86]And with it send this little band of gold [01:13.39] [01:13.97]I promised you sweetheart someday I'd meet you [01:21.49] [01:22.10]Your tender form close to my heart I'd fold [01:30.07]But I'll never keep that promise [01:34.07]I have trod the last long mile [01:38.15]But I'm sending you your little band of gold [01:46.55]We laid him down in silence [01:50.39]T'was so hard to leave him there [01:54.64]Our hearts were heavy as we walked away [02:02.20] [02:02.72]But we know tonight in heaven [02:06.87]There's another soldier boy [02:10.82]Who'll be marked a hero on that judgement day [02:18.63] [02:19.18]We wrote his dear old mother [02:23.00]Sent his love to folks back home [02:27.08]And told her God had called him to the fold [02:35.21]And the message to his darling [02:39.28]We so carefully mailed away [02:43.56]With his picture and her little band of gold