Sole Survivors In Ligny

Now he is leaving and we’re on our own

Soldiers of Prussia will conquer the throne

From the windmill of Brye I will see how they die

And when Europe is freed yeah the Frenchmen will bleed

Ney cannot help him he’s too far away

Is this the reason for Napoleon’s delay

Now they move to attack, no mistake we must make

For our freedom we fight, strike with all of our might

(Napoleon Bonaparte)

I – hear the canons from afar

Mine – is Ligny and Quatre Bras

The Prussian troops are giving way – no retreat

They must face their defeat

Before the night falls we will be – we will be

Sole survivors in Ligny

(Napoleon Bonaparte)

His own intervention will not save their lives

Ligny’s on fire, more artillery arrives

One last counter-attack we have now driven back

It’s Gerard and the Guard who are hitting them hard

Die – for a realm that’s doomed to fail

I – am the one that they will hail

The Prussian troops are giving way – no retreat

They must face their defeat

Before the night falls we will be – we will be

Sole survivors in Ligny

A shot at his horse sent him down to the ground

Buried by his own beast in the mud

Injured and reeling he’s borne from the field

Their offensive now under control