Maginot Line – Geoff Berner

Intro

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Verse 1

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Did you hear about the foolish French who

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Hid themselves behind a trench?

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Filled it with a million men, ten

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Thousand heavy guns and then

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Figured they would be just fine

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Now they had the Maginot Line.

Chorus

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Maginot Line, Maginot Line, Thought you were so safe and strong

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Maginot Line, Maginot Line, Stupid! Stupid! You were wrong.

Verse 2

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It wasn’t very long at all before

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Mr. Hitler came to call, He said,

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“Boys this line is strong and sound,

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Lucky for us we can just go around.”

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The stark defenders fought their best but their

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Turrets faced East and the Germans were West.

Chorus

Verse 3

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So if you’ve got something you hold dear, and you’d

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Hate to see it disappear, you

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Think that everything’s just fine,

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Better check it one more time, and

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Reflect upon the Maginot doom, a

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Perfect fortress makes a perfect tomb.

Chorus

Coda

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Maginot Line, Maginot Line,

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Why didn’t some smart fellow say?

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Maginot Line, Maginot Line, your

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Guns are pointing the wrong way, your

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Guns are pointing the wrong way, your

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Guns are pointing the wrong way.