A soldier falls in battle upon some stricken field
killed in the most barbarous way we can devise..
A soldier falls in battle upon some contested ground
a sacrifice to our stupidity, greed and lies.
The Bloody Shirt, The Bloody Shirt
God Bless the man who wears
The Bloody Shirt.
The fallen soldier is not yet cold
When some bloody politician,
with more hot air then brains,
begins to wave the bloody shirt.
The Bloody Shirt, The Bloody Shirt,
God bless the man who wore the
The Bloody Shirr
To wave the bloody shirt is cynical and cruel
a cheap debating trick to say the least.
“This man died to preserve our way of life,’
So vote for me that I may keep my seat.”
The Bloody Shirt, The Bloody shirt
God bless the man who wore the
The Bloody Shirt
"Our policies are perfects our cause absolutely just
as the shedding of this soldier victim’ blood
doth proclaim. And by-the-way
God is with us, so says the tale of the bloody shirt,"
The Bloody Shirt, The Bloody shirt,
God bless the man who wore the
The Bloody Shirt
“The blood upon this shirt cries out for
peace and love.” The opposition cries, but privately
they say “following the bloody shirt
will bring us to power one day”
The Bloody Shirt, The Bloody shirt
God blast the man who waves the
The Bloody Shirt
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Reviewed by Barry Yelton (Reader)
Reviewed on June 23, 2008
Another one well done. It's amazing how many arm chair soldiers sit in places of power.
Those shirts are worn by poor man's sons only. The rich never send their spawn into battle. The wars are rich man's games for which the poor die. Companies and countries may seem at war at a level that is food for the filthy traitors of the press, but at a higher level they all work together to squeeze the money and blood out of the common world they despise. The waving of the shirt of the deceased by the politician is an uncalled for act of arrogance of those in power; a message that many may confuse for patriotism, but what he is really saying is: [..............] let anyone fill this out by himself / herself.
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