Well there was a young boy named Nickel Joe

he was six foot tall and sixteen years old

Nickel Joe, Nickel Joe



Well Nickel Joe was a Ginny boy

he was his moma's pride and joy -- NJ, NJ



She sent him off to fight in the war

that Johnny Reb really showed 'em what for -- NJ, NJ



In '62 and '63 he served the cause with General Lee

Nickel Joe, Nickel Joe



Thru battle won and battles lost

he stood his ground and damned the cost -- NJ, NJ



Well Generals Lee and Stonewall Jackson

swore they never saw such a boy in action

as Nickel Joe, Nickel Joe



Then came that day at Devil's Den

the South would never rise again -- NJ, NJ



They buried him up in Gettysburg

that's the last was ever heard

of Nickel Joe, Nickel Joe



The stars and bars and stars and stripes

wave beneath the stars tonight

o'er Nickel Joe, Nickel Joe