Louis Lambert

When Johnny comes marching home lyrics (1863) – written by Louis Lambert

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again is a popular song from the American Civil War that expressed people’s longing for the return of their friends and family who were fighting in the war.  The song or its melody has also been used in many movie soundtracks, including Cavalcade, Gone with the Wind, The Great Dictator,  For Me and My Gal, Yankee Doodle Dandy,  Stalag 17, The Horse Soldiers, How The West Was Won, Dr. Strangelove,  Run, Man, Run,  The Crazies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Born on the Fourth of July,  Joe Versus the Volcano, Die Hard with a Vengeance The Second Civil War,  Antz, and The Majestic.