i served as a sailor it was back in 81 i can t say i m sorry i volunteered for what i done we trained and we waited we would not be outdone and then one day six battleships came out of the rising sun so we all manned our stations we passed a jug of wine we waited with patience we waited for a sign first thunder then lightning then the ringing in my ears i can still hear that screaming even after all of these years cape henry cape henry battlefield on fire on water white water with them flames climbing higher we fired our cannon at least two hours or more cape henry cape henry off of that old virginia shore  our deck was in tatters that smoke was thick and black for each shot they fired we fired two right back and then i felt my shoulder and then something knocked me down yeah the last thing i remember was that water all around so i woke up in richmond with a medal on my chest and i know that i earned it cause i know that i did my best we did lose that battle but i heard we d won the war so i headed back home and i waited for my reward cape henry cape henry battlefield on fire on water white water with them flames climbing higher we fired our cannon at least two hours or more cape henry cape henry off of that old virginia shore i plowed this man s field now from morning until night that war took my left arm i m just a working with my right i guess i fought for the freedom of some richer man up north but i still fight for something this plow goes back and forth cape henry cape henry battlefield on fire on water white water with them flames climbing higher we fired our cannon at least two hours or more cape henry cape henry off of that old virginia shore cape henry cape henry off of that old virginia shore