Songs of Long Ago/When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Songs of Long Ago
When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Louis Lambert
2912932Songs of Long Ago — When Johnny Comes Marching HomeLouis Lambert

When Johnny Comes Marching Home.

Words and Music by Louis Lambert.
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