I'm a Pris'ner of War (On a Foreign Shore)

Performed by Johnny Bond
Recorded July 31, 1942
Written by Pease, Nelson, Sanford

I'm a Pris'ner of War
On a fallen shore
Where I fought for the red, white and blue
In my prison of stone
I keep thinkin' of home
And he dream of the one I love so true
In my dungeon so bare
With the ground, my chair
How I long for the sunshine above
Though my arm's in a sling
There's a song that I sing
It's a song of the sweet land I love

I'm a pris'ner of war
And my clothes are torn
But my heart and my spirit are strong
Old my old dufflebag
There's a piece of the slag
And it cheer me and carries me along
Every day that I'm here
Seems just like a year
Though I'm weary I'll never say die
Give me [?] my [?]
So that I may be there
When the gray birds of freedom fill the sky

In my prison of stone
I keep thinkin' of home
And he dream of the one I love so true

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