Don't Take My Darling Boy Away [Italian translation]

A mother was kneeling to pray

For loved ones at war far away

And there by her side, her one joy and pride,

knelt down with her that day

Then came a knock on the door

Your boy is commanded to war

"No Captain please, here on my knees,

I plead for one I adore"

Don't take my darling boy away from me,

Don't send him off to war

You took his father and brothers three,

Now you've come back for more

Who are the heroes that fight your war

Mothers who have no say

But my duty's done so for god's sake leave one!

And don't take my darling boy away.

Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight

Tenting on the old campground

You took his father and brothers three,

Now you've come back for more

Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight

Tenting on the old campground

But my duty's done so for god's sake leave one!

And don't take my darling boy away.

A hero is now laid to rest, A hero and one of the best

He fought with each son, The battles he'd won,

And the battles that proved a test

Though she never went to the war,

She was a hero by far, they gave a gun

But who gave a son,

M. O. T. H. E. R.

Don't take my darling boy away from me,

Don't send him off to war

You took his father and brothers three,

Now you've come back for more

Who are the heroes that fight your war

Mothers who have no say

But my duty's done so for god's sake leave one!

And don't take my darling boy away.

Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight

Tenting on the old campground

You took his father and brothers three,

Now you've come back for more

Tenting tonight, Tenting tonight

Tenting on the old campground

But my duty's done so for god's sake leave one!

And don't take my darling boy away.

• Artist:American Folk