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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll take my life but I'll (1)________ (2)__________ too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're (3)______________ for the next attack
You'd (4)____________ stand there's no turning back.

The bugle sounds and the (5)____________ begins
But on (6)________ (7)______________________ no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I (8)____________ on into certain death.

The (9)__________ he (10)____________ with fear we (11)__________ to run
The (12)____________ roar of the Russian guns
And as we (13)________ (14)______________ the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle (15)____________ that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire (16)______________ round
We get so (17)________ yet so far away
We were meant to (18)__________ another day.

We get so close near (19)____________ to fight
When a Russian (20)________ me in his sights
He (21)__________ the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of (22)____________ take my (23)__________ below.

And as I lay (24)__________ (25)____________ at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I (26)________ my (27)______________ groan
Answers:
(1) take(2) yours(3) waiting(4) better(5) charge(6) this(7) battlefield(8) plunge(9) horse(10) sweats(11) break(12) mighty(13) race(14) towards(15) bodies(16) another(17) near(18) fight(19) enough(20) gets(21) pulls(22) rounds(23) horse(24) there(25) gazing(26) draw(27) parting