TWO FOR THREE
The Evan Williams Project
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(Aaaahhhh...) For whom do the twenty-one cannons fire? They fire for you Death row Young men damned to Hell Heads roll I see you looking like a poor old dog Who's about to be euthanized Well you're in luck, here's a fighting chance To be eternally recognized You can't even afford to live But you can afford to die Just sign here, on the dotted line And kiss your troubled life goodbye But for whom do the twenty-one cannons fire? Father, for whom do the twenty-one cannons fire? They fire for you Your life is Forfeit Go [I was a gunner in those days] [Some time in December, before Ortona, Our guns were firing a barrage; It was a little after 5 in the morning I was under a tarp with three others, Since it was misting] [And from where I was I could hear: "Why isn't number one gun firing? Why isn't it firing?" And I could see they were having trouble The gun wasn't loading, and I thought - "I'll go and help them."] [And I heard a voice that said: "Don't go."] [It didn't sound like anyone in my unit. And it said again: "Don't go."] [And I didn't] [Not a minute later a shell - A German shell - Hit their ammunition pile And blew those four guys into oblivion] [When I came home I spoke to the pastor about it And he said: "God spoke to you." A few others, a few friends of mine, Said the same thing] [And I thought… Why me?] [Why'd he speak to me, And not to them?] [It came as a surprise for me, Just how many of us we lost Before we liberated that town] [On the best of days We'd be trading two for three; Two of our men for three of theirs.] [Those aren't great numbers. But we still won out in the end.] [We still had our victory.] We got demons out there Prowling at our door Dead eyes Go forth and die Two four three Gone
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Written by: W. N. McGowan, William Neil McGowan
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