Hannah Reynolds musical version

April 13, 1865 Three  days on this earth

My name is Hannah Reynolds
I live here in Virginia
I cook and do the housework
I am a slave

My master Doctor Coleman
Lives west of Appomattox
He treats me well and kindly
I am his slave

     And the war came to the east
     from Manassas to Petersburg
     They sent their boys to die
     600,000 and more we heard
     While we lived a peaceful life

My name is Hannah Reynolds
My husband he lives with me
I cook he does the hard work
We are both slaves

       And the war came to our town
      cannon fire pierced the evening light
       The bayonets gleaming in the air
       We could hear the rebel battle cry
        Now we lived a life of fear
     
        And the war came to our road
         At dawn on the ridge across the field
         union horses  took their place 
        Through fog and smoke we heard the rebels yield
         April 10 Lee's surrender day

My master Dr. Coleman
Heard the guns firing
Left with his wife and daughter
But not with his slaves
          
      And the war came to our house
      Men running round with shouts and commands
      The shot went through the door
      It hit me and I tumbled down
      Lying on the cleanest floor

My name is Hannah Reynolds
The soldiers could not heal me
Doctors treated me so kindly
Was I still a slave?

My name is Hannah Reynolds
I died near Appomattox
but three days upon this earth
I was no slave