El Tigre

by Biscay Bilgepigs

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A thousand came in a fleet of nine
In their frigates and ships-of-the-line
On day twenty-two of a hot July
Canary Isles for to occupy
They thought it would be but a little cruise
To the Tenerife town of Santa Cruz
But they were covered in Spanish gunfire
That forced the troops to retire

Where are your men, Horatio Nelson?
Where are your men? Dead!
Where's your right arm, Horatio Nelson?
How'd it all fare in your head?
Where are your men?
Dead!
Tenerife stood, al pie del cañón
Arrogance lost, carronade won

The British regrouped and tried again
Lost the lives of many more men
Invasion fuelled by arrogance
Canarian hell and a snowball's chance
Gutiérrez foresaw every scheme
Up in smoke went Nelson's dream
El Tigre fired, the Fox went down
And a hundred more Briton soldiers drowned

Carronades of a limp manowar
Down below spitting death nevermore
They rust there 'til the sea runs dry
Cannonballs of El Tigre they flew
Down below went the hulk and the crew
They sleep there with the octopi

And the leaders, they signed a truce
Wore their ribbons and shone their shoes
They had cheeses and wines from Spain
Breaking bread, all side by side
Raised a toast to those who died
And everything was as right as rain

And the leaders, they signed a truce
In the heat of Santa Cruz
They had cheeses and wines from Spain
Breaking bread, all side by side
Raised a toast to those who died
And everything was as right as rain

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released February 6, 2024

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