Billy Green
Ton : CCapo 2English
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AtAmtend_ you all good Amcountrymen_ my Cname is DBilly_ GGreen_
And EmI_ will tell of Emthings_ I did_ when_ AmI was just nine_-Dteen_
I Emhelped_ defeat the EmYank invader_ Amthere can be no-o_ Ddoubt_
Yet Amla_-tely men forAmget_ the name_ of_ CBilly_ DGreen the GScout_G
'Twas Amon_ a Sunday Ammorn' in June when Cfirst_ we Dheard_ the Gsound_
Three Emthou_-sand Yankees_ Emon the road_ to Amcamp_ below Green_-Dtown_
Two EmGe_-nerals_ ArEmtillery_ and_ AmCompany of_ Dhorse_
With Amma_-ny rank and Amfile afoot_ they Cwere_ a Dmighty Gforce_G
Says AmI_ to brother_ AmLevi_ "Well_ we Cstill_ can Dhave some Gfun!_
We'll Emcreep_ and whoop like EmIn-di-ans to Amtry to make them_ Drun!"_
Which Emthen_ we did both Emloud and long much Amto the Yanks' disDmay_
They Amfired_ their pop-gun Ammuskets once and Cthen_ they Dran aGway!_G
Well Amfirst_ they plundered AmStoney Creek and_ Cthen John DGage's Gfarm_
They Emcut his fences Emfor their fires alAmthough the day was_ Dwarm_
They Embound_ my brother_ Isaac Emup and_ took Amhim_ from his Dhome_
They Ampillaged all_ the Amcountryside_ no Cmer_-cy Dthere was Gshown_G
Then Amsays I_ to myAmself_ "Now Billy_ Cthis_ will Dnever_ Gdo_
Those Emscur_-vy Yanks_ are Emnot the match_ for AmLoyalists like_ Dyou"_
My Embrother's_ horse_ I Emquickly caught_ and_ Amput him_ to a Drun_
And Amreached_ the British_ Amcamp_ upon_ the CHeights of DBurlingGton_G
Says AmI_ to Colo_-nel AmHar_-vey_ "Now_ let Cthere Dbe no deGlay_
If Emwe're_ to reach the EmYan_-kee camp_ beAmfore the break of_ Dday_
I'll Emtake_ you through the Emwoods by_ night where I Amknow every_ Dtree_
And Amere_ the dawn you suAmrely can_ surCprise_ Dthe eneGmy"_G
With Ammen_ and guns_ we Amthen set forth_ the Ce_-neDmy_ to Gseek_
AEmcross_ the beach_ at EmBurlington_ and Amthen to Red Hill_ DCreek;_
We Emcame_ upon their Emsentries we surAmprised them every_ Done_
One Amdied_ upon my Amsword_ and all_ the Cothers_ Doff they Grun_G
And Amso_ it was_ we Amwere in place one Chour_ Dbefore_ Gdawn_
We Emfired_ three times uEmpon the camp_ and Amthen we marched_ aDlong_
We Emfired_ again and Emcharged as Colonel AmHarvey gave_ the Dword_
And Amput_ the enemy_ to Amfight with Cba-yo-net Dand_ Gsword!_G
With Amgreat_ confusion Amin_ the camp_ two CGe-ne-rals Dwere Gcaught_
The EmColo_-nel and his Emmen made their ar-Amtil-le-ry as_ Dnaught_
We Emkilled over two Emhundred and_ we Amcaptured all the Drest;_
Nor Amdid_ we lose but Ameighty men;_ of Cthem_ we Dhad the Gbest_G
And Amso_ it was I played the Amman_ though CI was Dbut nineGteen_
I Emled our forces Emthrough the night that_ Amthis land_ would be Dfree_
I Emfoiled_ the Yank Eminvaders and I_ Amhelped put them to Droute_
So_ Amlet no man_ forget the Amname_ of CBilly_ DGreen_ the Scout!_
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