Sullivan - Lyrics - Caroline's Spine

It's not hard to reach back to the day Underneath that Iowa sun Running to the tower of Waterloo Looking for the Sullivan's train to come And his five boys would run to the top And salute him as he went by First we'd wave hello then we'd wave goodbye Goodbye It's not hard to reach back to the days After the attack on Pearl Overnight my buddies turned into men Running out of time for games and girls And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked Uncle Sam calling each by name The very next day they left on a mystery train Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan And don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry "We regret to inform you the Navy has taking your sons away- all five, five, five, five... so put your blue stars in the window" It's not hard to reach back to her smile When she'd receive a letter And the letters they sounded generally the same Said if they couldn't be home At least they were together On a mighty fighting battleship Somewhere in the South Pacific The letters never got much more specific Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan And don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry "We regret to inform you the Navy is keeping your sons away- All five, five, five, five... so keep your blue stars in the window." In the window It's not hard to reach back to the day when the war finally came home Uncle Sam'll send you a telegram So he doesn't have to tell you over the phone I heard she cracked up When they found out what the war had cost When all five of her boys were lost They were, they were, they were... Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan Go ahead and cry, cry, cry, cry, cry "We regret to inform you that all your sons have passed away- all five, five, five, five... so change your blue star to gold." Blue star to gold Blue star to gold Blue star to gold Blue star to gold Change them to gold