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Gettysburg
12,388
Rock
Gettysburg was released on September 1, 1987 by Haunted Field Records as a part of the album Honor Among Thieves
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Release DateSeptember 1, 1987
LabelHaunted Field Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM118

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Brandos
The Brandos
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Funk
Carl Funk
Songwriter
David Kincaid
David Kincaid
Songwriter

Lyrics

On a cold October's day
The battlefield at Gettysburg
On a plaque I read my name
The wheels of time begin to turn
I see the years stripped away
I see their lines blue and gray
Chorus:
Down in Gettysburg
Saw them fall
Bloody Gettysburg
Took them all
Waited for the word
Never came
Retreat from Gettysburg
I've seen a lot of wicked things
Heard a lot of people cry
I know it couldn't touch the pain
Of seeing 50,000 die
I saw the sun fall away
The moon shone white on their graves
Down in Gettysburg
Saw them fall
Bloody Gettysburg
Took them all
Waited for the word
Never came
Retreat from Gettysburg
Billy Yank said good-bye
Mother's son left to die
Dixieland look away
Mother's son died today
Papa fought a bloody war
His father in the one before
Walking through the haunted field
I knew we couldn't give no more
I saw the years stripped away
I watched men die blue and gray
Down in Gettysburg
Saw them fall
Bloody Gettysburg
Took them all
Waited for the word
Never came
Retreat from Gettysburg
Written by: Carl Funk, David Kincaid
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