The Trooper by Iron Maiden
You'll (1)________ my (2)________ but I'll (3)________ (4)__________ too
You'll (5)________ (6)________ musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
The bugle (7)____________ and the charge begins
But on (8)________ (9)______________________ no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.
The horse he (10)____________ with fear we (11)__________ to run
The mighty (12)________ of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the (13)________________ fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We (14)________ meant to fight (15)______________ day.
We get so (16)__________ (17)________ enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A (18)__________ of rounds (19)________ my (20)__________ below.
And as I lay there (21)____________ at the sky
My body's (22)________ and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my (23)______________ (24)__________
You'll (5)________ (6)________ musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
The bugle (7)____________ and the charge begins
But on (8)________ (9)______________________ no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.
The horse he (10)____________ with fear we (11)__________ to run
The mighty (12)________ of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the (13)________________ fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We (14)________ meant to fight (15)______________ day.
We get so (16)__________ (17)________ enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A (18)__________ of rounds (19)________ my (20)__________ below.
And as I lay there (21)____________ at the sky
My body's (22)________ and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my (23)______________ (24)__________
Answers:
(1) take(2) life(3) take(4) yours(5) fire(6) your(7) sounds(8) this(9) battlefield(10) sweats(11) break(12) roar(13) Russians(14) were(15) another(16) close(17) near(18) burst(19) take(20) horse(21) gazing(22) numb(23) parting(24) groan