text: Luther left at first light Friday morning
  Little Dan and Becky wave good-bye
  Theyre gonna have to share the wait together
  Idle hands will see a good fire slowly die
  Gone to Shiloh for the Union
  Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
  Gone to Shiloh, hope springs eternal
  When flags and bullets start to fly
  Aprils come and the air smells fresh with rain
  They watched his shadow fade around the bend
  Hes headed for a different kind of thunder
  And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
  Gone to Shiloh for the Union
  Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
  Gone to Shiloh, time passes slowly
  When flags and bullets start to fly
  The old black rooster sang in death down that dirt road
  His steps in bold, his man of fancy free
  I pray we see him alive and well in the forehead
  In that Godforsaken place in Tennessee
  Gone to Shiloh for the Union
  Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
  Gone to Shiloh, men stand united
  When flags and bullets start to fly
  After all this, if we should prevail
  Heaven help the South
  When Sherman comes their way