On The Road to Mexico Through Dixieland
Written by J. Will Callahan & Egbert Van Alstyne
Published 1914

I've come to tell you Good-bye, dear,
I've come to say I must go.
Dry all the tears in your eye, dear,
Duty has called me, you know
It breaks my heart, dear, to leave you,
Still, to the flag we'll be true,
And though the parting may grieve you,
I'll soon return to you.

[chorus]
I'll be leaving in the morning Molly, darling,
Kiss your soldier boy Goodbye.
Now honey, don't you cry,
Neath the moonbeams tender glow,
Just let me see you smile before I go.
I can hear the bugle calling, Molly darling,
There the blue and gray are waiting hand in hand.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching
On the road to Mexico through Dixie Land.
I'll be...
...Land.

After the battles are ended,
After the fighting is done,
After our flag we've defended,
After the vict'ry is won,
After the long days of yearning,
After the clouds disappear,
Under Old Glory returning,
I'll come to claim you, dear.

[repeat chorus]