Tom Flannery

Gino Merli
Does the Lord need a soldier with boots upon the ground standing firm behind his gun when duty makes not a sound figthing for his buddies and for his hatred of war so others can lay their heads down and dream forever more Gino won't you say the pledge of allegiance won't you lead us one more time may your hand be steady and your heart still strong and may your strength be mine may your strength be mine Does the Lord need a soldier from a boy into a man and back again according to someone else's plan does blood spilled on battlefields on European soil cause faith to press back inward like a rifle shot's recoil Gino won't you say the pledge of allegiance won't you lead us one more time Letras de cancionesmay your hand be steady and your heart still strong and may your strength be mine may your strength be mine We know the answer to that question in Gino Merli's eyes from small town Pennsylvania where it's still a sin to tell a lie when Hitler said "who'll stop me?" Gino said....."it may be true I may only be a miner's son but I'll take on the likes of you" Gino won't you say the pledge of allegiance won't you lead us one more time may your hand be steady and your heart still strong and may your strength be mine The greatest generation they've been subsequently called now blowing away like dry leaves at the bitter end of fall with a chestfull of medals he came home to pray when the Lord needed a soldier Gino Merli led the way Gino won't you say the pledge of allegiance won't you lead us one more time may your hand be steady and your heart still strong and may your strength be mine We know the answer to that question in Gino Merli's eyes from small town Pennsylvania where it's still a sin to tell a lie when Hitler said "who'll stop me?" Gino said....."it may be true I may only be a miner's son but I'll take on the likes of you" Gino won't you say the pledge of allegiance won't you lead us one more time may your hand be steady and your heart still strong and may your strength be mine From Letras Mania