[Instrumental Intro]

[Intro]
In July, 1863
A nation torn in tragedy
A trick of fate, two great armies merge
Gods of war at Gettysburg
Devastation lies ahead
50.000 bodies litter the land
Hell rages three full days
The Reaper sows
There's the Devil to pay

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 1]
The pressure's on and the rebs attack
The yanks must hold, they can't fall back
Just two brigades, 2000 strong
Against 20.000, they can't hold long
General Reynolds makes his way
Expect no mercy from the iron brigade
Until he shows they're on their own
But Buford's men have a will of stone
Bayonets gleam in the morning sun
Smoke and fire belching from their guns
Another volley and again they strike
Thousands more coming
Down the Chambersburg Pike

[Chorus]
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)

[Verse 2]
South of town down the Emmitsburg Road
The first corps are starting to show
For Buford's men they're here just in time
The desperate need to strengthen the line
Bodies dropping, the blue and the grey
Muskets fire and the cannons blaze
The Union fights, defending the town
But they're outnumbered and losing ground
From the north and the west
More rebels arrive
Thousands more and the fight multiplies
McPherson Ridge and the black hats strike
A rebel sharpshooter, takes Reynolds's life

[Chorus]
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
Attack! Attack!
General Lee gives command
They're overwhelmed, the situation demands
The federals retreat and rush out of town
But they are fortified and saved the high ground
The day ends in victory for the south
Lee's as convinced as God's will is profound
They are invincible and their cause is just
But Longstreet is cautious and lacking in trust
Across the way the Union digs in
The round tops, Cemetery Ridge and out to Culp's Hill
The lines are strong, no denying they'll stay
When the confederates strike
(There'll be the Devil to pay)

[Chorus]
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The Reaper has his way)
Men will kill, blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(There's the Devil to pay)

[Drums and Trumpets Outro]