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Poor General Nay

by

David Semenske

France's Poor General Nay
could not keep wellington at bay
As he defended Gaul

Napoleon Fussed and fumed
Spain, Portugal he presumed
As Nay lost it all

To Wellington and his command
Who used a better battle plan
Using deceit and deception

Confusing Nay
Ruining his day
Distorting his perception

And at the battle St. Lo
Nay knew not how to go
Wellington won there too

So Napoleon relieved him of command
Drawing up his own battle plan
And lost at Waterloo

Ode to the Legion

by

David Semenske

We're taking a chance
Marching for France
Under the French Flag

We're convicts and theives
But if you please
We're heroes of the grave

France went to war
On the Barbary shore
To protect her southern coast

Her expedition failed
Her finances pale
Her army became a ghost

So the call went out
Without a doubt
Accross the European land

Rot in your cells
Or fend for yourselves
And give France a hand

On Algerian Land
We made our stand
One unit under France

And when we were done
A new life had begun
We earned our second chance