Hougoumont

(Napoleon Bonaparte)
I can’t see what is going n
On these fields here where I belong
Riders tell me what’s going on
Will we soon hear our victory song
Rumour has it they’re coming soon
My own brother has told me so
Oh Jerome onward you will go
While Grouchy drives the Prussians away
The splendour of France
I don’t fear Wellington
This battle will be won
We’ll prevail and his bad English troops we’ll defeat – today!
(Jerome Bonaparte)
First attack shall be Hougoumont
Their reserves will be overrun
Later on we will separate
English troops from the Prussian ones
(Napoleon Bonaparte)
Now the house stands in flames
My battalions will tear down the walls
Seems like Wellington’s strong, won’t give in – we shall see
I don’t fear Wellington
This battle will be won
We’ll prevail and his bad English troops we’ll defeat – today!