Shaking Hands (Soldier's Joy) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by michelle707 

Cover art for Shaking Hands (Soldier's Joy) lyrics by Michelle Shocked

Dude, he's totally right, it's about solders in the civil war getting hooked on morphine. I guess morphine addiction and overdoses were a bit of a problem. Surprising when so many surgeries were performed with nothing but a few shots of liquor and a wood chip to bite on.