God Wears A Light Blue Ribbon

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Eighth Michigan Infantry Co. C
God Wears A Light Blue Ribbon


by Private Partz

(in the tune of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon") click here to play sound
Way up in heaven God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon He wears a Light Blue Ribbon and he wears it very proud Saint Peter asked, "Lord, Why the Light Blue Ribbon?" He said he wears the Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Saint Peter looked at all of Heaven's Soldiers To find a Light Blue Ribbon, It wasn't very hard There were Grant and Sheridan and Sherman All wearing Light Blue Ribbons for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard When I die, I hope to go to Heaven With Saints in my Battalion and an Angel for my Pard I'll March with John Brown in the Army of the Lord and Wear a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God Wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard Cumberland, Cumberland! Cumberland, Cumberland! God wears a Light Blue Ribbon for the Cumberland Guard

This is the marching song of the Cumberland Guard. Many civil war units had their own. Some question this as well as the wearing of the Light Blue Ribbon. Wearing a ribbon for identification is a historical fact, too. The Cumberland Guard Homepage has details on this. See our Links page.