Mark E. Brotherton

THOMAS BROTHERTON IN THE WAR OF 1776

Run Thomas run
Run from the fragmented line
Henry Lee has left your side
You Wilkes boys are no match for the Redcoat onslaught
Run Thomas run
Let the British musket balls be your guide
Run Thomas run
Run to the trees Thomas with all your might and gather your mount
Run Thomas run there’s no shame in surviving
Run Thomas run
You will spawn others to carry the torch
Your descendents will unsheathe the sword for Liberty
Run Thomas Run
To ensure they’ll even exist
Run Thomas run
Or will there be a widow at home who will miss your kiss
Your youth will rise on a foreign field to defend you, run
Run Thomas Run
And they will gather
For all for death
In all, a history’s single breathe…