Bill Anderson sings "Old Army Hat"

Bill Anderson sings an ode to our troops with "Old Army Hat" live on Country's Family Reunion: God Bless America Again! Want to listen to Country's Family Reunion Music wherever you go? Check out Country's Family Reunion on EasyPlay Music! www.easyplaymusic.com/cfr Lyrics: He came home to Tennessee a young man at the end of forty-five Only one of seven men in his platoon that made it back alive He must have seen some tough times But he never talked too much about all of that Put his pictures and his memories in the cedar chest Everything but his old army hat By the time I graduated the winds of change had blown across our land They were burning flags and draft cards When they bothered to take some kind of stand And we used to laugh at grandpa Like he was some old relic from the past 'Cause he never left the house less he was wearing That funny looking worn out army hat Every eye was on him anytime that he went anywhere They whispered and they pointed But you could tell that grandpa didn't care I ain't weaning this for them he said it's a whole lot more than that For my buddies who gave everything the least that I can do Is keep on wearing this old army hat He called me up one morning said he'd seen it on the news on his tv They've opened up a monument to World War II in Washington D.C I ain't getting any younger And I wish someone would take me to see that I couldn't help but think their gonna laugh at you up there If you show up in that silly army hat Two strangers both saluted as grandpa walked up to the monument One said thank you soldier for a job well done the other said amen And a young boy said sir my daddy went to war and never made it back Would you take a picture standing here beside me And maybe let me wear your army hat Every eye was on him and there was not a dry one in the crowd They whispered and they pointed And grandpa stood up extra tall and proud He said son just keep it When the young boy tried his best to give it back You're a brave little soldier son and every soldier needs His very own authentic army hat For your daddy who gave every thing the least that I can do Is pass on this old worn out army hat Listen to more great Country's Family Reunion music at lnk.to/CfrListenNow Shop our store at countrysfamilyreunion.myshopify.com ‪@CountrysFamilyReunion‬ ‪@BillAnderson‬