In July 1863

A nation torn in tragedy

A trick of fate,Two great armies merge

Gods of war at Gettysburg

Devastation lies ahead

50,000 bodies litter the land

Hell rages three full days

The reaper sows, there's the devil to pay



The pressure's on and the resb's attack

The yanks must hold, They can't fall back

Just two brigades, 2000 strong

Against 20,000 they can't hold long



General Reynolds makes his way

Expect no mercy from the iron brigade

Until he shows they're on their own

But Buford's men have a will of stone



Bayonets gleam in the moorning sun

Smoke and fire belching from their guns

Another volley and again they strike

Thousands more comin' down Chambersbourg pike



Chorus

This tragedy and what it brings

All th devastation

"The reaper has his way"

Men will kill, Blood will spill

To preserve the nation

"There's the devil to pay"



South of town down the Emmitsburg road

The first corps are starting to show

For Buford's men, They're here just in time

The desperate need to strenghthen the line



Bodies dropping the blue and the grey

Muskets fire and cannon blaze

The union fights defending the town

But they're outnumbered and losing ground



From the north and the west mre rebels arrive

Thousands more and the fight multiplies

McPhearson's ridge and the black hats strike

A rebel sharshooter takes Reynolds life



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(Instrumental Bridge)



Attack! Attack! General Lee gives command

They're overwhelmed, The situation demands

The federals retreat and rush out of town

But they have