Story Behind The Song
On Veteran's Day there is a ceremony at the Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin at 11:00 am.
Song Description
A general feeling about Veteran's Day and what it really means.
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
War, Town, Village |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
Lyrics
Veteran's Day
(Chorus)
Eleven eleven in Dodgeville at the courthouse shrine.
Eleven bells ring in Dodgeville ante meridiem time.
Eleven eleven in Dodgeville at the courthouse shrine.
Eleven bells ring in Dodgeville ante meridiem time.
Haphazard they arrive and muster from their cars.
An assembly of all ages verifies an eternal Mars.
Each had a time, a place, a fear, a need for a certain rage.
That's buried in the blessings windswept from the speaker's page
(Chorus)
The past is in the present's care in those gathered here.
In memories never evanesced, there's blood, sweat and fear.
The souls were lost and on their cost was layered a deep lament
Now launched with powder but no shot into the firmament.
The reports fade, the squad vows to maintain
the shrine collecting wadding burned and stained.
The grounds are clean and do not show the pain
of those whose loss is now honor's gain.
(Chorus)
Copyright: Mark C Alger 1995