The General - Dispatch
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[Verse]
There was deco
rated general
with a heart o
f gold
That likened h
im to all the
stories he tol
d
Of past batt
les won and lo
st and legends
of old
A seasoned v
eteran in his
own time
On the battlef
ield he gained
respect for f
ame
With many meda
ls of bravery
and stripes to
his name
He grew a bear
d as soon as a
he could to c
over the scars
on his face
And always u
rged his men o
n
But on the eve
of a great ba
ttle with the
infantry in dr
eam
The old genera
l tossed in hi
s sleep a less
on with its me
aning
He awoke from
the night to t
ell what he ha
d seen
And walked s
lowly out of h
is tent
All the men he
ld tall with t
heir chests in
the air
With the coura
ge in their bl
ood and the fi
re in their st
are
And it was a
grey morning a
nd they all wo
ndered how the
y would fare
Till the old
general told
them to go hom
e
N.C.
He said...
[Chorus]
I have seen
the others and
I have discov
ered
That this figh
t is not worth
fighting
And I've see
n their mother
s and I will n
o other
To follow me w
here I'm going
, so...
Take a showe
r and shine yo
ur shoes
You got no tim
e to lose
You are young
men you must b
e living
Take a showe
r and shine yo
ur shoes
You got no tim
e to lose
You are young
men you must b
e living
Go now you are
forgiven
[Post-chorus]
[Verse]
But the men st
ood fast with
their guns on
their shoulder
s
Not knowing wh
at to do with
contradicting
orders
The general sa
id he would do
his own duty
but he would e
xtend it no fu
rther
The men coul
d go as they p
.
leased
But not a man
moved their ey
es gazed strai
ght ahead
Till one by on
e they stepped
back and not
a word was sai
d
The old genera
l was left wit
h his own word
s echoing in h
is head
He then prep
ared to fight
He said
[Chorus]
I have seen
the others and
I have discov
ered
That this figh
t is not worth
fighting, no
And I've see
n their mother
s and I will n
o other
To follow me w
here I'm going
, so...
Take a showe
r and shine yo
ur shoes
You got no tim
e to lose
You are young
men you must b
e living
Take a showe
r and shine yo
ur shoes
You got no tim
e to lose
You are young
men you must b
e living
Go now you are
forgiven
[Post-chorus]
[Riff]
[Outro]
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you a
re forgiven, g
o
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you a
re forgiven, g
o
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you a
re forgiven
Go now you g
ot to be, got
to be, got to
be, got to be,
got to be her
e
[Outro Riff]
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