Talavera

Here they come now
 Under blazing sun now
 The first of them come to the field
 Three columns come on
 Over four thousand strong
 "Let them come anyhow", we'll not yield
 A thin British line
 We're a force in our prime
 Commanded by old Daddy Hill
 The two forces meet
 See the French in retreat
 From a volley that shatters their will
 Let them know what we did here
 We who defeated a King here
 Let them know how we fought
 Let them know how we bled
 Let them know how we stood and our enemies fled
 Let them know what we did
 At Talavera
 There's more yet in store
 Hear the batteries roar
 Napoleon's beautiful daughters
 See the men torn apart
 We will not lose our hearts
 We will stand firm in spite of the slaughter
 The French are not done
 Thirty thousand now come
 Advancing to sweep us away
 Though our fire drives them back
 Sherbrooke's counter attack
 Quickly turns to disaster, may cost us the day
 Let them know what we did here
 We who defeated a King here
 Let them know how we fought
 Let them know how we bled
 Let them know how we stood and our enemies fled
 Let them know what we did
 At Talavera
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 There's chaos in the center
 Where the Frenchmen make us pay
 The gallant First Division
 Cut to pieces in the fray
 The cavalry charge to the North
 Met by unbroken square
 Marshall Jourdan sees his chance
 There's not a moment left to spare
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 They think they have won
 General Wellesley's not done
 He sends in the brave 48th
 They stand and they fight
 Till the cavalry strike
 And we watch as the French army breaks
 1809
 When a disciplined line
 Cause King Joseph to turn and to flee
 Over twelve thousand lost
 It's the terrible cost
 That we pay for a great victory
 Let them know what we did here
 We who defeated a King here
 Let them know how we fought
 Let them know how we bled
 Let them know how we stood and our enemies fled
 Let them know what we did
 At Talavera
 Let them know what we did here
 We who defeated a King here
 Let them know how we fought
 Let them know how we bled
 Let them know how we stood and our enemies fled
 Let them know what we did
 At Talavera