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Faded Coat
Dublin Core
Title
Faded Coat
Subject
song
Description
This is a recording of Bobby McMillon by Rodney Sutton, c. 2013, singing the song "Faded Coat" originally by J. H. McNaughton, (Roud, 4293).
Creator
Rodney Sutton
Source
Rodney Sutton Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University
Publisher
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
Date
c. 2013
Rights
This item may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Sound recording
Sound Item Type Metadata
Original Format
MP3
Duration
58 seconds
Transcription
Long, long years have vanished,
But still he comes no more.
Yet my aching heart will start
At each footfall at my door.
I gaze o’er the hilltop,
Where he waved a last adieu.
But no gallant lad I see,
In his faded coat of blue.
No more the bugle calls a weary one.
Rest, noble spirit in thy grave unknown.
For I’ll find you and know you among the good and true.
Where a robe of white is given for a faded coat of blue.
But still he comes no more.
Yet my aching heart will start
At each footfall at my door.
I gaze o’er the hilltop,
Where he waved a last adieu.
But no gallant lad I see,
In his faded coat of blue.
No more the bugle calls a weary one.
Rest, noble spirit in thy grave unknown.
For I’ll find you and know you among the good and true.
Where a robe of white is given for a faded coat of blue.
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Citation
Rodney Sutton, “Faded Coat,” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 23, 2026, https://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/1100.