damnlyrics.com

When the Tigers Broke Free

It was just before dawn

One miserable morning in black '44

When the forward commander was told to sit tight

When he asked that his men be withdrawnAnd the Generals gave thanks as the other ranks

Held back the enemy tanks for a while

And the Anzio Bridgehead was held for the price

Of a few hundred ordinary livesAnd kind old King George sent Mother a note

When he heard that father was gone

It was, I recall in the form of a scroll

With gold leaf and allAnd I found it one day

In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away

And my eyes still grow damp to remember

His Majesty signed with his own rubber stampIt was dark all around

There was frost in the ground

When the tigers broke free

And no one survived from the Royal Fusiliers Company ZThey were all left behind

Most of them dead, the rest of them dying

And that's how the High Command

Took my daddy from me

Enjoy the lyrics !!!