Intro: (x2) Verse: There's smoke down by the river Hear the cannon and the drum I've got one thing to ask you honey Can you run? You know I hate to ask so late But the moment's finally come And there won't be time to change your mind Can you run? Can you run, to the freedom line of a Lincoln soldier? Where contraband can be a man With a musket on his shoulder I've got to stand up tall before I'm done Wrap these hands of mine around a gun And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue Can you r——un? Can you r—-un? x2 Verse: I'm takin’ nothin’ with me We've just got time to beat the sun And the boys in gray, are never far away Can you run? Can you run, to the freedom line of a Lincoln soldier? Where contraband can be a man With a musket on his shoulder I've got to stand up tall before I'm done Wrap these hands of mine around a gun And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue Can you r——un? Can you r—-un? x2 Verse: There's smoke down by the river Hear the cannon and the drum And even if I die, I've got to try Can you run? Can you run, to the freedom line of a Lincoln soldier? Where contraband can be a man With a musket on his shoulder I've got to stand up tall before I'm done Wrap these hands of mine around a gun And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue Can you r——un? Can you r—-un? Can you r——-un?