lirik lagu zack jolet – song for august willich
august willich was from prussia
he was born in braniewo
a loyal soldier affected by the things he heard and saw
he was a man of letters, with a military name
but he left der konig’s service to find a cause he could claim
in 1848, when the continent rebelled
willich stood with those for whom revolution held
a vision for the future, and with engels at his side
willich led his friekorps in baden and the rhine
he joined the communists in london, from the continent he fled
thought marx was too conservative, plotted to take his head
they had a falling out, as one could probably predict
he left for the usa, and he brought his politics
he settled in ohio, became a journalist
saw workers starve while the rich got richer, hand over fist
when the war between the states began, willich joined the fray
with his experience, lincoln could not turn him away
willich rose up through the ranks, a father to his men
he fought in hardin and in hart, with the first german
the 32nd became legends, and were led through and through
by their red general in the union blue
at the siege of chattanooga, he carried the day
he captured orchard kn-b, cleared ulysses’ way
the 32nd left soon after, but all the soldiers knew
of the red general in the union blue
when the war was over, and prussia fought with france
willich offered to help his homeland’s cause advance
but the kaiser turned him down, for bismarck surely knew
of the red general in the union blue
he died and was forgotten by the land he fought to save
he rests in ohio, beneath a simple grave
no mere visionary, but revolutionary too
he was the red general in the union blue
the red general in the union blue
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