Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pink Floyd
Performer
Roger Waters
Vocals
Michael Kamen
Conductor
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Pontarddulais Male Choir
Background Vocals
Andy Bown
Hammond Organ
David Gilmour
Guitar
Nick Mason
Drums
Ray Cooper
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Waters
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Waters
Producer
Michael Kamen
Producer
James Guthrie
Mastering Engineer
Jacques Plante
Mastering Engineer
Andy Canelle
Assistant Engineer
Mike Nocito
Assistant Engineer
Jules Bowen
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black '44
When the forward commander was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn
And the generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back the enemy tanks for a while
And the Anzio bridgehead was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives
And kind old King George sent mother a note
When he heard that father was gone
It was, I recall, in the form of a scroll
With gold leaf adorned
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed with his own rubber stamp
It was dark all around, there was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free
And no one survived from the Royal Fusiliers Company Z
They were all left behind, most of them dead
The rest of them dying
And that's how the high command took my daddy from me
Writer(s): George Roger Waters
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