Two horses were trotting, They pranced and they ran Each one was commanded By a cavalry man Two horses stood grazing Where their dead riders lay A union mare and The confederate grey They nuzzled each other As they teased and had fun They bathed in the warm rays Of the old southern sun No more senseless orders For them to obey So they acted like lovers, This mare and this grey Now these are such sad times That we´re all living in For killing you brother Is the mightiest sin How happy we´d be If we acted the way Of the union mare and The confederate grey Two horses were trotting, They pranced and they ran Each one was commanded By a cavalry man Two horses stood grazing Where their dead riders lay A union mare and The confederate grey