remember
Elmer
Ellsworth?
He met his maker in the first verse
of the epic battle that we pass on.
So, you don't forget it,
you won't forget it.
He saw the colors from the win dow.
The enemy flag put on a free show
He let him march through the front door
Cause he couldn't let it,
couldn't let it fly
Couldn't let it, couldn't let it fly
Ripped the flag from the flagpole
One month after turning 24
If you have faith at the right time,
then you won't regret it, you won't regret it
On the way out the front door,
he became the face of a new war
One to the chest, he went down,
he died in a minute, the first minute
The first of many to
make that fall
The first of many to answer the call
The first of many to
make that fall
The first of many to answer the
call
The word got out, spread fast
There was a battle cry at last
Shot down, cold blood,
they won't stand it
They were ready, when the
President sat down
He knew how to make a mother proud
He wrote a letter with his own hand
He addressed it and
sent it on
The first of many to
make that fall
The first of many to answer
the call
The first of many to
make that fall
The first of many to answer the call
Do you remember how the
house was built?
We met its maker in the first person
On the epic battle that would pass on
So, they won't forget it,
they won't forget it
At the funeral in the
White
House
In the priest's room drew a big crowd
His name shouted out loud
So, they won't forget it,
they won't forget it
They won't forget it,
they won't forget it
They won't forget it,
they won't forget it
you