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