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 with drawn
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 and all
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 in 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 Fusillers company C,
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
Words: Pink Floyd When the Tigers Broke Free
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