 | James M. McPherson - 2007 - 272 lehte
...Cruel War Is Over." "We are tired of war on the old camp ground," sang those at home and in the armies. "Many are the hearts that are weary tonight, Wishing for the war to cease."1 Yet the war did not cease; many wondered whether this cruel war would ever be over. 167 The... | |
 | LeeAnna Keith - 2008 - 240 lehte
...where the men sang old -war songs including "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," with its maudlin final chorus: Many are the hearts that are weary tonight,...hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight on the old camp ground. Dying tonight, Dying tonight,... | |
 | 1894 - 304 lehte
...old camp ground. Many are lying near; Some are dead, and some are dying, Many are in tears.— Cho. Chorus.— Many are the hearts that are weary to-night,...hearts looking for the right, To see the dawn of peace. Tenting to-night, tenting to-night, Tenting on the old camp ground. (Substitute the following Ноев... | |
 | 1912 - 464 lehte
...endures in the heart of every man. From the husky throat of the soldier himself comes forth the lines : " Many are the hearts that are weary to-night, Wishing...looking for the right, To see the dawn of Peace." It is not human to be at war ; for war is disunion and discord ; and the laws of the universe command... | |
 | Denes Agay - 1975 - 428 lehte
...longing for home are expressed in simple, unpretentious and lasting terms in this Civil War ballad. "Many are the hearts that are weary tonight, wishing for the war to cease," sings the chorus. It is not surprising that the song was popular in both North and South. THERE IS... | |
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Many are the hearts that are weary tonight, Wishing for the war to cease; Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, Tenting on the old camp ground. 
