Peter, Paul and Mary - Cruel War (Lyrics) [HD]

Peter, Paul and Mary sing the traditional song 'Cruel War' (often titled 'The Cruel War Is Raging') from their 1962 debut Warner Bros. album 'Peter, Paul and Mary'. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the album and singers.
Note: Even though this song originated in Britain, it was popular in early America also - so setting it in the American Civil War (1861-1865) makes sense. The video images were taken during the Civil War - excepting the "captain" who I believe is a Civil War reenactor. The same images were used in the video for Peggy Seeger's version of this song.
[Vinyl/Lyrics/16-Images/WAV]
Cruel War (Singers: Peter, Paul and Mary)
The cruel war is raging, Johnny has to fight
I want to be with him from morning till night
I want to be with him, it grieves my heart so
Won't you let me go with you?
No, my love, no
Tomorrow is Sunday, Monday is the day
That your captain will call you and you must obey
Your captain will call you, it grieves my heart so
Won't you let me go with you?
No, my love, no
I'll tie back my hair, men's clothing I'll put on
I'll pass as your comrade as we march along
I'll pass as your comrade, no one will ever know
Won't you let me go with you?
No, my love, no
Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, I fear you are unkind
I love you far better than all of mankind
I love you far better than words can e'er express
Won't you let me go with you?
Yes, my love, yes
Songwriter: Traditional song (Adapted and arranged by Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow)
[Lyrics from LyricFind]
Wikipedia states:
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach No. 1 in the US-staying for over a month. The lead-off singles "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" reached numbers 10 and 35 respectively on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was the group's biggest selling studio album, eventually certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. sales of more than two million copies. The cover was photographed at The Bitter End in New York City.
The album was reissued as 180 Gram vinyl in 2016 under the Waxtime Label as #772125. The Waxtime issue has three Bonus tracks: which are side 1 #7 - "One Kind of Favor" (Live), side 2 track #7 - "The Times They Are A' Changin'" (Live) and track #8 - "If I Had My Way" (Live).
At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group Grammies.
Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of other folk musicians. They were enormously successful in the early- and mid-1960s, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped popularize the folk music revival. After the death of Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.
Mary Travers said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers. In the documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On - A Musical Legacy, members of the Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social commentary of folk music in the 1960s.
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Peter, Paul and Mary received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.

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It's kinda strange I found this song while listening to rare Americans 😅 its lyrics were playing during the song...

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