Song Description

"Gettysburg" is a tribute to one of history's most defining moments. Based on historical records of the battle, "Gettysburg" unfolds at once as a historical and personal account as Private William Jones (First Rhode Island Light Artillery-Battery B) tell

Lyrics

Gettysburg
© 2005
Music and Lyrics by:
Stephen G. Evangelista

Verse 1
Standing my post - by the cannon?s battered wheel
I could see the dying men ? and sprawled out in the fields
Through the dust and smoke and death ? my eyes began to tear ?
Here?here at Gettysburg.

Verse 2
My name?s forgotten now and my story seldom told
My name was William Jones ? the day that I left home
We marched for weeks it seemed ? through that humid dusty air ?
Here?here at Gettysburg.

Chorus
Here in Gettysburg, we fired from these trees
Here in Gettysburg, we fell like scattered leaves
Here in Gettysburg, our hearts filled with despair-
Here?here at Gettysburg.

Verse 3
The men lay wounded ? their smell began to rise
Their eyes were vacant ? so desperate to survive
Their lips turned cold - whispering a prayer
Here at Gettysburg.

Verse 4
I remember Private Gardner ? falling to the ground.
And Sergeant Straight - calling for a round?
Then a shell exploded ? and my body disappeared
Here?here at Gettysburg.

Chorus
Here in Gettysburg, I held the letters that you wrote -
Here in Gettysburg, I kept your picture in my coat -
Here in Gettysburg, you were all that I held dear
Here?here at Gettysburg.

Instrumental Interlude

Chorus
Here in Gettysburg, I was just eighteen?
Here in Gettysburg, I fell down on my knees?
Here in Gettysburg, my soul hangs in the breeze
Here?here - at Gettysburg