[dcab-l] Ed's 4th of July Original: Fields of Valley Forge

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

Here’s a studio recording of an original Ed Schaeffer song: "Fields of Valley Forge",

rewritten in 2017 and recorded in 2021.  Happy 4^th of July!

 

 

Musicians:

Peter Sittner           Bass

Tad Marks              Fiddle

Ed Schaeffer          Vocal & Martin Guitar

 

To listen, click:  http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

Ed

 

                        Fields of Valley Forge

 

I remember as a child walkin' fields at Valley Forge

Soldiers in the bitter winter lived to fight the British scourge

Old Washington 'n Braddock locked in the battle's heat

Fighting for the victory, no quarter no retreat!

 

Was it pride that made 'em do it, or the hope of the common man

The dream of Thomas Jefferson, the birth of Uncle Sam

The passion of the moment when in History we are blessed

We measure terms of sacrifice in lives put to the test

 

First they dined on tea in Boston, then a charge up Bunker Hill

But the Minutemen were ready, 'n cut 'em down with shell

Then South to Philadelphia, and a brawl at Brandywine

Crossin' ice flows in the Delaware to route the Hessian line

 

I remember as a child walkin' fields at Valley Forge

Soldiers lived 'n died there dur'n the Revolution War

And I thank those 'merican patriots, 'n thank Grace from above

For wining us our freedom, from the labor of their love

I remember as a child walkin' fields at Valley Forge…