Chorus: The cruel war is raging, Johnny has to fight, I want to be with him and pray both day and night. I want to be with him, I want to be with him, I want to be with my Johnny and pray both day and night. Verse 1: I went to the battlefield, I went to the shore, I saw a thousand soldiers, they were dying for the war. I saw a thousand soldiers, I saw them die in vain, I saw the war as cruel and I cried out in pain. Verse 2: I saw my Johnny wounded, with blood upon his brow, I begged him not to leave me, but he told me he must go. I begged him not to leave me, I begged him not to fight, But he said, \"I'll fight for freedom, though it costs me my life.\" Chorus: The cruel war is raging, Johnny has to fight, I want to be with him and pray both day and night. I want to be with him, I want to be with him, I want to be with my Johnny and pray both day and night. Verse 3: Now the war is over, and my Johnny’s back again, But the man I knew is different, his soul is filled with pain. He never speaks of battles, nor the things he’s had to do, But I see the scars inside him, and my heart breaks in two. Chorus: The cruel war is raging, Johnny has to fight, I want to be with him and pray both day and night. I want to be with him, I want to be with him, I want to be with my Johnny and pray both day and night.