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There was a decoratCed general with a heart of gold G That likDmened him to all the stories he Amtold Of paFst battles, won and lost and legends oCf old GA seasoned veteran in his own time On the battClefield, he gained respectable faGme With manDmy medals of bravery and stripes to his naAmme He gFrew a beard as soon as he could To cCover the scars on his face and always urGged his men on
But on the eve ofC a great battle with the infantry in dream G The old generDmal tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its Ammeaning He awokeF from the night to tell what he haCd seen GAnd walked slowly out of his tent
All the men held tall with their chests in the air With courage in their blood and a fire in their stare It was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare The old general told them to go home He said, "I have seen the others and I have discovered That this fight is not worth fighting Oh and I've seen their mothers And I will no other to follow me where I'm going" So take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose You are young men you must be living, yeah Take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose You are young men you must be living, go now you are forgiven I just copied another version, but i tweaked the chord progression a bit Yeah and the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders The general said, he would do his own duty but he would Extend it no further the men could go as they pleased But not a man moved, their eyes gazed straight ahead Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said And the old general was left with his Own words echoing in his head, he then prepared to fight He said, "I have seen the others and I have discovered That this fight is not worth fighting Oh and I've seen their mothers And I will no other to follow me where I'm going" So take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose You are young men you must be living, yeah Take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose You are young men you must be living, go now you are forgiven