Poems (Barbara White)/Just What I Would Have Done
Just What I Would Have Done
My boy, his words and my answer.
What would you say mother darling If I come home some day,And say that I've enlisted, That I was going away;Going to fight for my country My loved ones to protect.Would you send me away with a blessing my dear, Or with regret?
Mother's Answer of Chorus.
You've just done what I would have done my son Just done what I would have done,*If I had been a man instead of what I am I would have been right there since the war beganRepeat from *
Would you turn to me with a smile, mother. Or condemn me for my act,Or would you rejoice along with me In doing well my part?I'm only a boy in years, mother Also your only son,Yet I know it's the truth when you say it You are proud at what I have done.