For God And Monty Poem by David Page- aka Harry Riley

For God and Monty
The lights went out and the tanks rolled in
Through Europe's open door
The Nazis blazed an evil trail
Creating blood and gore

"Retreat! Retreat! " Those Generals cried,
"The enemy's all around"
"Retreat! Retreat! " We must give way
They've got us licked, the game is up
They'll blast us to the ground

One soldier though was firm and strong
And would not heed the call
His, was a voice they all knew well
"We'll stand and fight, and win or die
We'll bellyache no more"

I have a plan, in the desert heat, we'll trap their tanks
And with God's good grace, we'll all win through
And even up the score

Now Rommel was the Desert Fox
And his Panzer troops were legend
No one could check his onward march
Until that day he met his match
In a stubborn man with a two badge cap
And a passion for a battle

He marked a thin line in the sand
"Enough of this! "
It's here we stop and it's here we stand
With God's good grace we'll fight our way
Through the blood and the tears, every hour of the day! "

And they did it all for King and Country
And for themselves, And for God and Monty
Through the blood and the tears, and the death and the pain
At the turning point in World War Two
At the battle of El Alamein

David Page aka Harry Riley