The Blacksmith of Brandywine Words and music by Pat and Victoria Garvey Chorus: C F C G Make it one for Washington and all his gallant men, C G And one for the girl who once was mine. C F C G Make it one for the darling boy I'll never see again, C C G C G C And don't forget the blacksmith of Brandywine! C F C G While on the road to Brandywine, it was a sight to see: C G C F C G A giant of a man with a hammer in his hand, beneath an old oak C tree C F C G And all around him on the ground in fatal disarray, C G C F C A score of men who will never fight again nor travel on the G C king's highway. We dug a grave and covered him o'er, and sadly wept a tear, Then passed the day, riding on our way 'til we met with a musketeer. From him we learned the story of a brave and angry man Who one day undertook a British company with a hammer in his hand. Chorus In Chestertown there lived a man away from the cannon's roar, Of manner mild; his woman and child no man could ever love more. But the Tories spoke of a plot one day to waylay Washington, So he left his home and his family alone; to the general he did run. His errand done, he journeyed home, but sorrow there he found-- His wife and son by British gun lay still on the cold hard ground. So the blacksmith reached for a heavy sledge and he took a practice swing, And clear to the line of Brandywine you could hear that hammer sing! Chorus Final chorus: Yes, this is one for Washington and all his gallant men, And one for the girl who once was mine. And it's one for the darling boy I'll never see again, And they'll not forget the blacksmith of Brandywine! Words and music by Pat and Victoria Garvey, copyright (c) 1965 by Cherry Bell Music On "Brandywine" tape, copyright (c) 1984 by Off Centaur Publications