Charlie Boy
The Lumineers Lyrics
Charlie boy, don't go to war,
First born in '44
Kennedy made him believe
We could do much more
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
And Lillian, don't hang your head,
Love should make you feel good
In uniform you raised a man,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Play the bugle, play the taps
Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky, boys
Fire that volley loud
News was bad on Upland Ave.,
Metuchen mourn our loss
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled,
And mothers clutched the cross
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Play the bugle, play the taps
Make your fathers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky, boys
Fire that volley loud
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Written by: Jeremy Fraites, Maxwell Hughes, Wesley Schultz
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The Lumineers is an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado in 2002 by Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018.
The band's debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album's first single, "Ho Hey" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Read Full BioThe Lumineers is an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado in 2002 by Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018.
The band's debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album's first single, "Ho Hey" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
The Ho Hey Songfacts reports that Schultz and Fraites were originally based in New York and started collaborating in 2002 after Fraites’ brother, Josh, who was also Schultz’s best friend died of an overdose. The pair began writing and performing to cope with their grief and they later relocated to Denver, where they met the classically trained Pekarek after advertising for a cellist.
A Denver, Colorado based group. The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music—the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics.
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The band's debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album's first single, "Ho Hey" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Read Full BioThe Lumineers is an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado in 2002 by Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018.
The band's debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album's first single, "Ho Hey" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
The Ho Hey Songfacts reports that Schultz and Fraites were originally based in New York and started collaborating in 2002 after Fraites’ brother, Josh, who was also Schultz’s best friend died of an overdose. The pair began writing and performing to cope with their grief and they later relocated to Denver, where they met the classically trained Pekarek after advertising for a cellist.
A Denver, Colorado based group. The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music—the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics.
http://thelumineers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheLumineers
https://twitter.com/thelumineers
http://smarturl.it/ituneslumineers
http://smarturl.it/amazonlumineers
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Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty - four
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
Ohhh
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
In uniform you raised a man, who volunteered to stand
Ohhh
Play the bugle, play the taps and
Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud
News was bad on upland ave., metuchen mourn our loss
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and mothers clutched the cross
Ohhh
Play the bugle, play the taps and
Make your fathers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud
Ineffable //
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty four
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
Oh
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
In uniform you raised a man, who volunteered to stand
Oh
Play the bugle, play the taps
Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud
News was bad on Upland Ave.,
Metuchen mourn our loss
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled,
And mothers clutched the cross
Oh
Play the bugle, play the taps and
Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud
Peter Schultz
This is a song about my brother, Charles J. Schultz, 2d Lt. Marine Corps, who died in Vietnam on June 3, 1967. He did not have to go to Nam or even into the military as he had been accepted into the U. of Michigan School of Natural Resources and would have been exempt. He was in Nam for 30 days when he died in a firefight in Quang Tri province. A devotee of JFK, he answered Kennedy's call by going into the Marines and to Nam. Wes of the Lumineers is his nephew, the son of my brother, Mike. May they rest in peace. May we all know peace someday.
Johann Goethe
@Darrio Quigley No that is not true. Eisenhower stopped his his presidency late 1959. The Vietnam war started in 1964 and ended in 1972/73. During that period of time Kennedy, Johnson en Nixon were president.
Wayne Mann
♡
shar s
Eight ret
Maggie C
@My Life With CP it’s true.. that’s who the song was written for. He said it himself lmfao
trideptraivodich
as a vietnamese, i'm so sorry about your loss & salute to your brother..
Alexias B.
Looove this song!!! (:
Kalala Strzelbicka
Makes me think about the first season of REIGN, oh...good old times.
Safa Chaudhry
🥺🥺🥺
Tvdfans1864
@vlone whitee and Francis they were so good together and the note he left her with the sword and the day he died he knew cuz of the tree and he still went to save her😭