When The Master Calls The Roll Lyrics - The River & The Thread - Rosanne Cash

Girl with hair of flaming red 

Seeking perfect lover 

For to lie down on her feather bed 

Soul secrets to uncover 

() 

Must be gentile, must be strong 

With disposition sunny 

Just as faithful as the day is long 

And careful with his money 

() 

And so the open letter read 

The news boy did deliver 

Three months later plans were made to wed 

Down by the King James river 

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(1) 

Know the season may come 

Know the season may go 

When love is joined together 

With whoever be made whole 

When the master calls the roll 

() 

Oh my darling will you leave? 

Take me to the altar 

I don't have strength to watch you as you leave 

But my love will never fault her 

() 

Oh my darling Marry Anne 

The march to war is calling 

Somewhere far across these southern lands 

The bands of brothers falling 

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() 

My tender bride, the tides demand 

That I leave you with your mother 

With my father's riffle in one hand 

Your locket in the other 

(2) 

Know the season may come 

Know the season may go 

Beware the storm clouds gather 

Take heat in warm of soul 

When the master calls the roll 

() 

But can this union be preserved? 

The soldier boy was crying 

I will never travel back to her 

But not for lack of trying 

() 

It's a love of one true heart at last 

That made the boy a hero 

But a riffle ball and a cannon blast 

Cut him down to zero 

() 

Oh Virginia once I came 

I'll see you when I'm younger 

And I'll know you by your hills again 

This town from 6 feet under 

(3) 

Know the season may come 

Know the season may go 

A man is torn asunder 

But someday we may know 

When the master calls the roll 

() 

Though the storm clouds gather 

Let the union be made whole 

When the master calls the roll