Sacriphyx - Fatal Fromelles lyrics

Not often will you hear the tale of damned Fromelles A battle tried forgotten where great sorrow dwells The worst twenty four hours in our history of Australia An unnecessary battle and a complete bloody failure Orchestrated by a British Corp. Commander This bloke is the subject of cruel yet just slander For he had learnt nothing from his past planned disasters So Australians fell thick and fast on dead foreign pastures A feint to draw the Germans away from the Somme Started with a seven hour barrage of bombs But the Germans from their high ground could see That a feint was all it was going to be It was the first major battle by Australians in France Welcome to the Western Front, they stood not a chance Cut down by a weapon underrated at Haig In shell holes and graves countless Australians were laid