Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Vimy Ridge (In Memory of Filip Konowal), artist - 1914. Date of issue: 21.10.2021
Song language: English
Vimy Ridge (In Memory of Filip Konowal) |
| Things didn’t go down as expected |
| Hill 145, ill-fated Vimy Ridge |
| We are entrenched in mud as wild hogs, my 47th Battalion |
| A small wooded knoll we called «the Pimple» 2 miles in front of us |
| We need to capture the machine gun nests, each was heavily defended |
| Thousands of wounded, thousands of dead |
| We’re pinned down by the machine guns |
| Millions of shells were fired had not done damage |
| But Vimy Ridge will be in Canadian hands |
| We’ve got straight orders: |
| Follow your lieutenant and if he dies follow your corporal |
| Prepare to use grenades and bayonets |
| Don’t lose contact with the fellow next to you |
| And for crying out loud, try not to die |
| A freak snowstorm struck just as we started, but blizzard proved fortunate |
| Snow blinded heinies lost their courage, we captured trench by trench |
| We killed them as rats in the pit, some begging for help to the skies |
| More of the war now could be seen than from any other place in France |
| Thousands of wounded, thousands of dead |
| We’re pinned down by the machine guns |
| Millions of shells were fired had not done damage |
| But Vimy Ridge now in Canadian hands |