C G 1. It was just before dawn one miserableAmi C G morning in black forty-four..C G When the forward commander was told to sit tight..C G C When asked that his men be withdrawn..G C And the generals gave thanks as the other ranksG C held be the enemy tanks - for a while..C G And then the Anzio bridgehead was held for the priceAmi G C of a few hundred ordinary lives..C G 2. And kind old King George sent motherAmi C G a note when he heard that father was gone..C G It was, as I recall, in the form of a scrollC F G C with golden leaf and ,all..G C And I found it one dayG C in a drawer of old photographs hidden away..C G And my eyes still grow damp to rememberC G C his Majesty signed with his own rubber stamp..C 3. It was dark all around..G There was frost in the groundC Ami G when the Tigers broke free..C G C G C G And noone survived from the Royal Fusiliers Company C..C They were all left behind..G Most of them dead..C The rest of them dying..C G C And that's how the High Command took my DaddyG C from me....