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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll take my (1)________ but I'll take yours too
You'll (2)________ your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the (3)________ attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.

The (4)__________ sounds and the (5)____________ begins
But on this (6)______________________ no one wins
The smell of (7)__________ smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into (8)______________ death.

The horse he (9)____________ with fear we (10)__________ to run
The mighty (11)________ of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the (12)__________ wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire (13)______________ round
We get so (14)________ yet so far away
We (15)________ (16)__________ to (17)__________ (18)______________ day.

We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian (19)________ me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of (20)____________ (21)________ my (22)__________ below.

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's (23)________ and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting (24)__________
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