[Verse 1]
It is so cold in Shiloh town
Birds can hardly sing
Pretty girls gonna leave the town
They won't be back 'til spring

[Verse 2]
War is done, they've come back home
But they're the ones that lost
See a man and a woman alone
Was it worth the cost?

[Chorus 1]
I'll sing hallelujah
You'll sing hallelujah
We'll all sing hallelujah
When they arrive at home

[Verse 3]
Sun is out, it's hot to today
Children all come out to play
Some are quick to come back home
Others, gone to stay

[Verse 4]
It gets so cold in Shiloh town
Birds can hardly sing
Pretty girls gonna leave the town
They won't be back 'til spring
[Chorus 2]
I'll sing hallelujah
You'll sing hallelujah
We'll all sing hallelujah
When they arrive at home