They Drew My Number

Performed by Lunsford Brothers
Recorded June 29, 1941
Written by Spencer

Goodbye my darling
I hate to go away
But duty calls today
They drew my number
For just a year, dear
Then I'll be comin' home
No more for you to roam
They drew my number
I hope you'll remember
And I'll remember too
The vows we made together
I promise to be true
Goodbye my darling
I'll think of you each day
I'm goin' far away
They drew my number
The postman brought a letter
That's why I'm feeling blue
They told me that my number
was sixty forty-two
And now my country's callin'
To camp I'm going dear
But I'll return to you love
Within the coming year

Goodbye my darling
I hate to go away
But duty calls today
They drew my number
For just a year, dear
Then I'll be comin' home
No more for you to roam
They drew my number
I hope you'll remember
And I'll remember too
The vows we made together
I promise to be true
Goodbye my darling
I'll think of you each day
I'm goin' far away
They drew my number

I hope you'll remember
And I'll remember too
The vows we made together
I promise to be true
Goodbye my darling
I'll think of you each day
I'm goin' far away
They drew my number

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