Subdeacon Joe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Done With Bonaparte Mark Knopfler We've paid in hell since Moscow burned As Cossacks tear us piece by piece Our dead are strewn a hundred leagues Though death would be a sweet release And our Grande Armée is dressed in rags A frozen, starving, beggar band Like rats we steal each other's scraps Fall to fighting hand to hand Save my soul from evil, Lord And heal this soldier's heart I'll trust in thee to keep me, Lord I'm done with Bonaparte What dreams he made for us to dream Spanish skies, Egyptian sands The world was ours, we marched upon Our little Corporal's command And I lost an eye at Austerlitz The sabre slash yet gives me pain My one true love awaits me still The flower of the Aquitaine Save my soul from evil, Lord And heal this soldier's heart I'll trust in thee to keep me, Lord I'm done with Bonaparte I pray for her who prays for me A safe return to my belle France We prayed these wars would end all wars In war, we know, is no romance And I pray our child will never see A little Corporal again Point toward a foreign shore Captivate the hearts of men Save my soul from evil, Lord And heal this soldier's heart I'll trust in thee to keep me, Lord I'm done with Bonaparte 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 16 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: And I pray our child will never see A little Corporal again Point toward a foreign shore Captivate the hearts of men And about 120 years later ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 11 minutes ago, Alpo said: And about 120 years later ... Maybe closer to 220? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Done With Bonaparte and Brothers in Arms are both songs that capture what it is like to be a soldier better than any other song I've heard. Mark Knopfler is an extremely talented songwriter when it comes to a song that tells a story. Some are sad & serious like Done With Bonaparte and Brothers in Arms. Some are whimsical like Secondary Waltz and Quality Shoe. Money for Nothing is a very good satire song about the early days of MTV. Much of Mark Kopfler's work, either a solo artist or as part of Dire Straits can be heard on YouTube and he is definitely a musician that gets better the more you hear. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Maybe closer to 220? 1812 to around 1933ish. Another little corporal decided he wanted to take over the world. 220 would be 2032. I don't think we've got there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 8 minutes ago, Alpo said: 1812 to around 1933ish. Another little corporal decided he wanted to take over the world. 220 would be 2032. I don't think we've got there yet. Ah! I was thinking, roughly, Waterloo to Ukraine Part 2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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