When the Spanish civil war began
The elected government outgunned
Franco a fascist - supported by Hitler
And Mussolini
The democracy's turned blind eyes

The Spanish civil war were simply
The simple a war for or against fascism
For or against democracy

The war were going bad for the
Democratically elected government
Of Spain

Arms - rifles - tanks - air force
Condor Legion - Hitlers Luftwaffe
Who bombed Guernica
The anti fascist of the world enraged

Many volunteered to go off to Spain
Forming The International Brigade
From all over the world they came
Went to Spain to do the right thing
Brigades of each nation named affter

The African volunteers named there's
The Lincoln Brigade

Americans did not stand back looking on
Those Americans were from all back grounds
Both men and woman and of all ethnicity's
Educated students - longshoremen - Coal Miners Et All
They that make The U S A

Les than half returned a live
Those that made it back
Came back as united Americans

Now maybe lines that now being drawn
Hard choices being given in The U S A - America

The Spirit of The The Lincoln Brigade - lives on with in America

Ken D Williams

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