A Farmer's View

The Continental Army retreated
After being defeated.
Across New Jersey they went
Although, by now they were pretty spent.

Washington made a plan:
They were going to take a stand
Against these paid armies
Who were only in it for the moneys.

It was the winter of 1776.
These mercenaries had different ethnics.
16,900 came from Germany,
But this you cannot blame on me

For I am just a farmer;

Although not even close to a beggar.
Yes, their guard house is in my field
But I tried to tell them no, they just didn’t yield.

Down at the Delaware River
The Hessians were on the other side,

All drunk up from their parties,
So George Washington decided to take a big boat ride.

There was Glower, Knox, Mercer, and Hamilton
And in the front led good ol’ Washington,
Coming across these icy waters

Oh, these were our founding fathers.

Once on the other side,
And with barely any supplies,
They began to go.
They marched to their foe.

Once there, it became a bloody mess;
No sight for a princess.
And when a German colonel was beat,
They announced the Battle of Trenton complete.

Because of this great fight,
Where the men fought with all their might,
My kids can be raised
In a country where my God can be praised.