"Solitude"
Written by Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange and Irvin Mills in 1934, and performed by Ellington himself, "Solitude" was a favorite song of Private Mellish, who had been singing its lyrics just prior to his squad's discovery of Private James Ryan near the French village of Ramelle.
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
In my solitude
I'm praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
I sit in my chair
I'm filled with despair
'Cause no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad
In my solitude
I'm praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love