Billy Green

Stan Rogers

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|_ _ _|_ Attend_ you all good countrymen_ my name is Billy_ Green_ And I_ will tell of things_ I did_ when_ I was just nine_-teen_ I helped_ defeat the Yank invader_ there can be no-o_ doubt_ Yet la_-tely men forget_ the name_ of_ Billy_ Green the Scout_ 'Twas on_ a Sunday morn' in June when first_ we heard_ the sound_ Three thou_-sand Yankees_ on the road_ to camp_ below Green_-town_ Two Ge_-nerals_ Artillery_ and_ Company of_ horse_ With ma_-ny rank and file afoot_ they were_ a mighty force_ Says I_ to brother_ Levi_ "Well_ we still_ can have some fun!_ We'll creep_ and whoop like In-di-ans to try to make them_ run!"_ Which then_ we did both loud and long much to the Yanks' dismay_ They fired_ their pop-gun muskets once and then_ they ran away!_ Well first_ they plundered Stoney Creek and_ then John Gage's farm_ They cut his fences for their fires although the day was_ warm_ They bound_ my brother_ Isaac up and_ took him_ from his home_ They pillaged all_ the countryside_ no mer_-cy there was shown_ Then says I_ to myself_ "Now Billy_ this_ will never_ do_ Those scur_-vy Yanks_ are not the match_ for Loyalists like_ you"_ My brother's_ horse_ I quickly caught_ and_ put him_ to a run_ And reached_ the British_ camp_ upon_ the Heights of Burlington_ Says I_ to Colo_-nel Har_-vey_ "Now_ let there be no delay_ If we're_ to reach the Yan_-kee camp_ before the break of_ day_ I'll take_ you through the woods by_ night where I know every_ tree_ And ere_ the dawn you surely can_ surprise_ the enemy"_ With men_ and guns_ we then set forth_ the e_-nemy_ to seek_ Across_ the beach_ at Burlington_ and then to Red Hill_ Creek;_ We came_ upon their sentries we surprised them every_ one_ One died_ upon my sword_ and all_ the others_ off they run_ And so_ it was_ we were in place one hour_ before_ dawn_ We fired_ three times upon the camp_ and then we marched_ along_ We fired_ again and charged as Colonel Harvey gave_ the word_ And put_ the enemy_ to fight with ba-yo-net and_ sword!_ With great_ confusion in_ the camp_ two Ge-ne-rals were caught_ The Colo_-nel and his men made their ar-til-le-ry as_ naught_ We killed over two hundred and_ we captured all the rest;_ Nor did_ we lose but eighty men;_ of them_ we had the best_ And so_ it was I played the man_ though I was but nineteen_ I led our forces through the night that_ this land_ would be free_ I foiled_ the Yank invaders and I_ helped put them to route_ So_ let no man_ forget the name_ of Billy_ Green_ the Scout!_

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La chanson raconte l'histoire de Billy Green, un jeune homme qui a joué un rôle déterminant pendant une bataille contre les troupes américaines, notamment lorsqu'il n'avait que dix-neuf ans. Il évoque avec nostalgie ses souvenirs d'un matin de juin où lui et son frère ont décidé de défendre leur terre contre les envahisseurs, en utilisant des tactiques rusées pour mettre les Yankees en déroute. Billy se souvient de la façon dont il a réussi à alerter les forces britanniques et à mener une attaque surprise, entraînant une victoire significative pour leur camp. Le contexte de la chanson se situe durant la guerre d'indépendance américaine, une période de conflits où des loyauté envers la couronne britannique se sont manifestées au Canada. Les événements décrits mettent en avant des luttes locales et le patriotisme des Loyalistes, qui cherchent à protéger leur terre et leur manière de vivre face à l'ennemi.

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