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thank you

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thank you

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have your name Gilly Hey sir can I find

one Solomon Solomon Chandler of Lincoln

town and what is your occupation Solomon

Chandler I sell necessaries to the

ladies of Lexington and Concord Bedford

on to Silo a ladies indeed there are no

ladies in these colonies that are only

Gilly women get down

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explanation for having his Majesty's

musket in your position

I found it found it with some poor drunk

devil of a British soldier dropped into

a junior now

and the barrel of powder in the box of

shots I suppose you found them too hi

that too sir you disappoint me Solomon

Chandler a good thief must first of all

be a good liar

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no

Let Him Live to talk

we want his wig friends to know that

their days of stealing from us and

smuggling his Majesty's Munitions out of

Boston are at an end

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really living

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what happened what happened man the

records happened as well

our cousins from over the seas who

occupy Us in order to protect us from

enemies we hadn't got to sit here saw

the Melt I'll get a clean Rag and a pan

of water

tell us

it was a patrol of some sort they were

on the monotony Road how many five two

in uniform three without same five I

wrote through here earlier today I saw

them from the fields all right they

searched my wagon I did

found my delivery for Concord the

delivery for Concord powder and shut

friend Cooper

whatever the concrete lad's been

bleeding for these last months except

the Tories in the midst they had a man

between 16 and 60 there who wouldn't

rather have powder and shot than a

guarantee of Salvation signed and sealed

by Jehovah himself Solomon you didn't

tell them did you that the powder and

shot was destined for conquer they

didn't ask why should they we're all

peasants to them all guineas what the

Redcoats think of us is not important

Solomon what we think of ourselves is

what determines our lives and we only

want to be left in peace peace

what is peace without dignity what is

peace without honor peace indeed

the king's peace is slavery

slaves live in a kind of peace without

honor as men you are beginning the same

speech you have been preaching up and

down our Massachusetts colonies since

grown men can remember we've heard it a

thousand times

we have no need to hear it again you

don't know it hurts your ears to hear

the truth you preach Revolution Solomon

and you call it truth

Moses Cooper it is our duty to throw off

that which demeans us as men what do you

know of Duty Solomon

sadly enough you've always been a Lone

Eagle

I make a little pride you give me that

oh yes I will give you that a lonely

prideful eagle with no wife no children

no loved ones no one to cherish him

while he's here

and none the missing one is gone

your whole life Solomon Chandler has

been a history of Bloodshed well you see

I've never had a master

no man has assumed authority over me

without suffering great regret for

heaven done so oh yes we know you well

for what you are Solomon if you hadn't

agreements you'd sit awake at night and

betting one I'm calling a committee

meeting for tonight

what I need is there to call a special

meeting John because before last month

there was rarely a red court or an agent

to be seen on a road this side of

Cambridge

and now every week there's one Patrol or

two I see no reason to call a special

committee meeting without a specific

reason

good day

we have one

Solomon's blood Solomon's blood oh yes

he could lose a gallon of it and never

miss an ounce

everybody knows Solomon's history he

fought with the British Army against the

French and he fought with the French

against the Indians and he fought with

the Indians against the Indians I am not

what you might call happy with the blood

of such a man determining my future

Moses right

you got what you might expect you stole

from them and you weren't cut I think

you're fortunate you weren't shot if you

think the Redcoats are up to something

it is right that the committee be warned

but I will tell you this John with no

shame

when we first formed our militia and

picked up our guns to drill I was

apprehensive

I am no longer apprehensive

I'm frightened

your mother told me I'd find you working

not looking at all you're dreaming

spring fever

and the old days men was spraying fever

will put into the stocks because their

wives and children were going hungry

why are you looking at me like that

like what you know

do you think I should be put in the

stocks

for your thoughts you should perhaps be

hanged

tell me something Ruth

why is it that girls always pretend they

don't have the same thoughts as boys

thoughts as you do well if you don't

have the same thoughts that I do then

how do you know what mine are

oh Mr Fiddler I was just living

I finished Adam yes sir

not quite see Mr corners

any job worth doing is worth doing Wells

you understand that don't you yes sir

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I guess I don't really think it's worth

doing father

not every day

you don't no I don't see what's so

important about that old stall

it's not the stall so much as your

attitude towards life that concerns me

Adam

I thought we were talking about the

stall who just install them clean it

myself and say nothing to you

am I boring you

yes sir

you look as if I'm boring him

your mother will be needing evening

water now

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Holy Ghost

holy hell

get the out of the mossy well

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you're a good boy Adam

maybe the only one who thinks somebody

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you've had words with your father again

haven't you

well whatever it is between you and your

father will remain between you and your

father refuse to be one of those women

who allow our children to Peter against

her husband

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not a child mother I wasn't thinking of

doing anything of his sort

I've spent

ually

help me up Adam

I want to get a little breath of fresh

air

I'll tell you one thing boy

this is the time of day when an old lady

wishes she drank hard Spirits why don't

you start that it's bad habit you begin

early in life if they're going to have

any gossip value

what's wrong

no you're the only person I can talk to

around here granny

because you're so old you don't care

what you say

is that supposed to be a compliment well

you admit yourself you're old

a woman can admit any truth about

herself until it's pointed out by

another and then it becomes an insult

now why don't you just forget about my

age and condition and get on with what's

bothering you

why does Father consider that everything

I do is either wrong or sinful I wasn't

aware that he does my entire life he has

never told me that I'm right or may be

right about anything I'm always wrong

according to him and me yes

Adam don't you know your father by this

time it isn't just you he considers

wrong according to him he's the only

right thinking man on Earth

is my son your father is

and his father was just the same my

pleasure has been

doubly dubious

we thank thee Lord for the food we eat

we thank the foreth even though it was

we who planted the seed

even though it was our hands we guided

the plow and even though it was our

backs bent in toil under your hellish

Sun

the ground is as dry as dust and I will

take the liberty of asking for a little

rain

we know thou give us with one hand and

take us away with the other but

sometimes it seems to go beyond the

bounds of reason

amen

if I was the Lord I'd walk away from a

speech like that Moses Cooper and then

strike you down with the first handy

bold of lightning

Lord understands Straight Talk mother

granny was only suggesting a little

respect Moses what greater respect can a

man show to God

or to his fellow man

than honesty

and how big are you Adam

tall what is your height

um

I stand somewhere between 16 and 17

hands father

's a man

whatever it is Moses it can wait until

the meal is over Adam won't be any

taller than he is now

tall as a man Adam

Paul is a man

strong as a man one would think that a

man's mind would go along with all that

don't you think so did your dinner Moses

all this is going to interfere with your

digestion I don't know what you're so

angry about father I really don't I'm

not angry I am disappointed

I am disappointed that I have a son as

big as you

who insists on repeating a superstitious

oath when he draws water from a well

you know what I'm talking about don't

you

yes

good evening everyone come here sit down

have a bite oh no thank you I just

finished my own supper I couldn't eat

another morsel

oh yeah big donkers well maybe one or

two because no one makes them as good as

you do Sarah

I've come to walk you to the committee

meeting Moses you are coming aren't you

of course I'm coming

have you finished the statements not

quite what statement

the committee is appointed Joseph to

compose a statement on the Rights of Man

we're all going to sign it'll be posted

in Boston we're in Boston why

so the British will know where he's dead

that's why do any of you think the

British give a fig where you stand

let's get on to the meeting Joseph I

have a long day in the fields tomorrow

father

I want to go with you to the meeting

well I know the committee made a rule

about a man having to be 16 before he

joins

but

are you a man now well you admit

yourself that I'm tall and strong

and I'm only a few months away from my

16th birthday

talk to me when your mind catches up to

your age and size Adam

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why does he hate me so I hate you you're

his son he loves you does he of course

he does and why doesn't he ever show it

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ly ask God to have mercy on this

Gathering we ask it in the name of Jesus

Christ Our Savior

amen

is there a man here who doesn't know

Solomon Chandler from Lincoln town there

are many men here who wish they didn't

he was accosted by a British Patrol on

the monotony Road this afternoon

they beat him They confiscated his wagon

his team and his Goods stolen powder and

shot no matter

whether we personally approve of him or

not it behooves every man here to

remember that Solomon Chandler is one of

us

and if it weren't for men like him

there would be precious little powder in

shot for men like you

if and when you need it

what happened to Solomon this afternoon

occasions this meeting here tonight

our militia which is to say this

committee

can lay claim to seven closed bore guns

with rifled barrels

60 smoothbore guns 10 of which are fire

locks five Dragoon pistols which are

probably worthless and we have 14

British army guns

should the need arise our village has

116 assorted pieces

all told John

is it not so the King George has five

thousand soldiers now quartered in

Boston

yes that is the number of Red Coats that

has been passed on to us is it also not

true that the British army is the very

best army in the world the British army

does have that reputation yes and we do

not need our 116 pieces

the British will fall down laughing at

us

that's all I have to say

I think you are forgetting Joseph that

we aren't alone

there are hundreds and perhaps thousands

of committees like ours from Maine to

the Carolinas what Joseph means is that

he's a blacksmith

I'm a farmer most of us here are farmers

all of our meetings all of our drillings

won't make US soldiers nobody claims to

be I doubt there's a man present here

who has ever shot and killed another man

I personally do not relish the thought

no decent man does relish the thought of

killing others Moses

but we must consider that we may one day

be presented with no choice

what will you do then

I don't know what I will do and no man

here does

well

David's Lou Goliath didn't he

would you care to speak to that Reverend

David did indeed slay Goliath for the

holy book tells us so

unfortunately British soldiers can't

read

yeah

I'm just thinking about you and me

does your mother or father ever ask you

anything about us no

what would they ask

you know I really don't know what you're

talking about

what I mean is

we can do anything we wanted to and it

would just be between us

wouldn't it

oh really

why not

because

nothing's ever just between two people

yes but uh

we're here all alone there's no one else

in these Woods it's just

you and me

God is here with us Adam

God's watching us if he thought we

didn't believe that he'd be very

disappointed in US

Ruth why did you have to bring God into

this

there's a big question about you I mean

it's begging for an answer that's what

I'm trying to tell you if you would just

leave God out of it Adam listen to me

when two people walk out at night and

hold hands like you and I do what means

I like each other more than commonly so

doesn't it yeah and if two people like

each other more than commonly so then it

must mean they have something uncommon

in common

I love you

my mother told me that's far easier for

a man to say than for a woman to accept

she told me they're men who use the word

love for their own selfish purposes Ruth

your mother talks too much

my mother's a good mother because she

trusts me

she didn't trust me you would never be

allowed to come tap tap tapping in my

door you and I would never be alone

together in these dark woods unless we

were lowly skulkers

I didn't intend to hurt your feelings

heaven have I

had him

Ruth

when I tell you that I love you I mean

that you're the first person I've ever

told that to

I want you to believe me

I do believe you

I have a special feeling for you too

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it's a feeling that makes my heart beat

faster and faster makes my breath come

short

I guess it's love

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I think you better walk me home now

you want to go home now yes I wanted to

said I'm better

because

the better

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why do you mean last so long tonight

because the deeper one sinks into

quicksand the more difficult it becomes

to escape it

what do you mean by quicksand it's

easier rule of Life the things we hate

the most are often the most necessary

for survival

talking about guns

did you go on the gun for as long as

I've known you yes and I've respected it

but I have never loved it

why are you still awake

I'm sleep

y That's how you and I talked about

something

Moses Adam seems to have got the idea

that you hate

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truly thinks you don't like it wherever

you get an idea like that

maybe you gave it to him

Sarah I don't know how a man could love

a son more than I love that boy

told him told him

no

fathers tell their daughters they love

them they don't tell their sons that

embarrass me and him knowing he's loved

and cared about means as much to a boy

as it does to a girl Moses

I think I should tell him I love him

but I think showing love means more than

saying it

maybe I've been too hard on him

but you know what that boy means to me

it's more important than Adam know it

the regulars are out of the alarm

they're headed for the stars and Concord

the regulars are on the road tonight

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loud enough to wake everybody up

grenadiers and light infantry most

likely are you sure we didn't wait

around to see but there's no doubt about

it at all they crossed the Charles River

and formed up on the monotony Road when

we lit out

there was four of us

one took off for Medford one for

Brookline

and another one went down to Watertown

but no matter which road those Lobster

bats take

you can be sure they're headed for the

stores of powder and shot and Concord

how many soldiers are there but we have

to know with all my Bridal Mr I have to

go on we want to know how many soldiers

there are

a thousand at least

they had a line of boats stretching

across the Charles and every boat was

packed full of Redcoats

and get out of my way you're not the

only one who's got to be waked up this

night yeah

I don't believe it

anybody who knows the British army knows

they don't March at night why should

they

if they're truly marching this way at

this hour is to take us by surprise at

Concord well what kind of surprise when

it's got to be done before they get

halfway there well the man who just rode

through here wasn't drunk as far as I

could tell and he has no reason to ride

out here in the middle of the night just

to tell us a lie I'm going to call out

the militia to sign a muster book

Reverend do we get the Bell now wait

just a minute

let's suppose there's an army of a

thousand men headed this way the muster

role of our militia only adds up to 79

men

what's your point

what are you going to do with 79 men

facing a thousand is my point we don't

know how many there are we don't know

certain there are any but if there are

only one of us

principle would be the same

what do you say Reverend

do we get the Bell

toll the Bell

some of the militia

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you are now under orders and in

discipline in this Committee of defense

and correspondence go home get your gun

powder in shot as well as a pound of

bread and a bottle of water must are on

the green at the sound of the drum

what's up name

you know my name you have to State it

for the record

Samuel Hadley you are now under orders

and in discipline in this Committee of

defense and correspondence go home get

your gun powder in shot as well as a

pound of bread and a bottle of water

must around the green at the sound of

the drum

name joa Smith by God just sign your own

name Smith and let the good Lord take

care of his own

you are now under orders and in

discipline in this Committee of defense

and correspondence go home get your gun

powder in shot as well as a pound of

bread and a bottle of water must run the

green at the sound of the drum went to

sleep with boy

woke up a man hey Adam

I truly hope so sir

my father up there I don't know if I'll

be signing the muster book or not

what if he won't let you

know

I guess I'll just sink right through

this floor name Simon Casper you are now

under orders and in discipline in this

Committee of defense and correspondence

go home get your gun powder and shot a

pound of bread and a bottle of water

muster on the green at the sound of the

drum

it's your turn

no why don't you go ahead

Adam Cooper

thank you

thank you sir

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did you sign

yes

I

I signed I

Mr Parker handed me the pen and

I signed

he he handed me the pen and

my father watch me sign

and I sign my name Adam Cooper

citizen

what do you do now

why go home and I get my gun and I

throwing the rest of the men on the

green and we wait for the Red Coats

Ruth

the greatest day of my life

permitting your son your 15 year old son

sign the militia mustard book is that

your way of loving him sorry if I'd

refuse of the whole village I would have

lost in forever if the British army is

truly coming you may just lose him

forever what was I to do I looked up and

there he was didn't say anything

standing there looking at me

I tell you his space said more than all

the words that ever passed between us

boy

and that kind of talk

a poison turned to a man overnight

it's learning and growing and hurting

and most of all it takes time Moses sit

down with these just one moment please

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people

we live quietly

we try to raise our children properly

with a decent respect for God and man

kill

we don't cheat we don't steal we don't

even have a jail in our town

and now you're telling me that that

ordinary Village People

men and boys we found all of our lives

are going to try and stop an army

and then our 15 year old son is one of

those boys we're not even certain the

army's coming

if they do come

and for him they'll respect us

will they

firmness is not the way to have

Bloodshed it is the way to avoid it

and avoid without it

we can't shelter him now sir

all right we cannot Shield him

come to time

this is that time

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yes sir I thought to do so

is it loaded no sir not yet

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that's a hunting measure you're not

hunting well how many then three times

I'll kick like a mule you can live with

a bruised shoulder better than you can

live with a British Bandit

how many pellets 20. you counter pellets

yes sir I count them you'll stop

tomorrow to count pellets is that it

yes sir I wasn't thinking and think

think

use your head to save your life put your

hand on that shot pouch and pull out a

handful

I feel it in your hand

it's 27 it's a large load it could break

the breach

to bridge Rusty no sir that it won't

break

now load them and remember what it feels

like

don't stop to count

yes sir

I want you to close the shutters

look for a storm

I want you to stay inside until Adam and

I are back

and I want you to remember that they

don't want Bloodshed any more than we do

soldiers may be trashed but their

officers are gentlemen and we're all the

same people not quite we're all the same

people mother we're all Englishmen

Sarah

well there's no need to say goodbye

mother please get on out of here now if

you're gonna go underneath your Mother's

Day

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I don't like to admit it but women are

stronger than we are

I've always wondered

your mother doesn't think we understand

what another son she

thinks I should tell you I love you

I told her that's not the kind of thing

men say to one another there's love they

both know it

you do know about the feeling I have for

you so

I think so sir

down deep

it's down deep where it counts because

that's where the roots are and if I've

been hard on you boys because I want

those boots strong

another thing too

I don't think much of anything's going

to happen here this morning but

something could

you might have a heavy burden

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you know my heart isn't fully in this

don't worry about us

well

this would

go away

go to the green now because you must

stand with Jehovah because you always

have

truly we do

with tournament in Reverend 10 minutes

until four

that's the word John we've had further

word

there's no question now

the lobster backs are coming sure enough

and a great many of them I think we

should decide who will do the talking

when they get here

you're the only one without a gun

Reverend maybe you'd better talk for us

there are some in this world who won't

listen to a Man Without a Gun

if there's any talking to be done

perhaps you'd better do it since we have

no star of arms powder in shot it's

plain enough they're interested in

Concord

suppose they see us standing here and

decide to ignore us and go on past up

the road what then by God then we stop

them use the brains God Gave You Simon

the plain truth of the matter is we

cannot stop them

do you want a blood bath Moses is right

my feeling is that we take up our

positions here and we hold them with

dignity and courage

if they propose to march on past us

why then they march on past that's all

the damn things what if they don't stop

what if they march on through and pass

no mind they won't march on through and

they won't ignore us they have too much

false Pride for that they don't see us

as free men with rights if you're going

to fight you better make up your mind

about it

just keep your fingers off your triggers

remember

now all fall in

two ranks facing monogamy Road

boy 17 years and under second rank two

lines only regular Parade order spread

out

further along leave a space

that's right good

music should be in the first rank Mr

Parker

how old are you Jonathan with 16 sir I

should be up front

the better to see you is that it yes sir

on the better hear me too

all right

for a strike

good

hold the positions

very good

what could you play to ease our waiting

Jonathan anything you'd like sir would

you render old hundredth for us please

oh yes sir

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to Jehovah all the Earth

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for him come with singing birth

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no the Jehovah he God is

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so to Jehovah all the Earth

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make sure your flints are not on we

don't want any accidents

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we will not

Hold Your Fire

keep right

Captain persons

home front

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steady

do not fire

nothing without baby getting it first

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fired up

laid down your arms disperse get off the

king's green we are here to talk talk of

what this is our green lay down your

arms and there will be no trouble

disperse at once in the king's vein we

are gathered here peacefully foreign

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them

oh no lads you stand you stand fast

Battalion will advance

flow right

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this first man

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God's blood major What's Happening Here

it didn't have to happen like this sir

it shouldn't have happened young men

firing direct violation of my orders but

we were fired upon Seth are you certain

I heard the first gunshot sir it was

there

well no matter we've wasted enough time

here form the men up for Concord

so

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tell them to stay behind

everyone quack

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Adam

and where are you

I know you hear someone please answer

every building don't let them get away

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they just

shot him like he was nothing

they just

shot him down for no reason

laying there with us

it's just blown away

big ball in his chest

and I just ran

I just ran and left him there

my own father

I think your father would have wanted

you to run

would have wanted you to save yourself

be a coward

again you mustn't believe that about

yourself

if you are coward I couldn't love you

the way I do

I do love you Adam

truly I do

I just couldn't say it last night

telling you now

did you find anything

you can't stay here they're switching

everywhere many run to hide in the woods

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what are you doing in here

hiding

just hiding

women and children have nothing to fear

but are you alone

what right do you have to come into our

village like this is if you own it we're

right

like a dog you mean sit up roll over a

bag no I'm a soldier and you found an

enemy

it's a prisoner take me back to the

green

well

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you

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yeah

let me call me

easily and easy they call me I'm Solomon

Chair from Lincoln town I mean you know

how come they call me like call me for

certain I will add I don't want to

exploding that bird got in my face

that's all

all right

let's take a peek

then Lobster backs won't be coming

across the matter after your lad

oh they're trained to do is stand in a

row face to face with fools like

themselves and Blast Away

what's your name

where's your home

Adam Cooper Lexington

Cooper

Moses Cooper wouldn't be your father

would he

he was but he's dead

then you say they killed him they shot

him down on the green earlier

he was a good mom

Moses Cooper your father

was a good man

you knew my father I did

I knew him well I did

you see

I told you they wouldn't come across the

matter

12 minutes after that

you and me walk for a spell or two

all in good time laddy

it's a long day

what started ain't easily finished

Mr Mighty terrible thing today

it's painful now but give it time

father's dead talking like that while

pregnant back that it won't hurt him

nothing will bring it back

your father had a sense of his duty

and so must we let him

we got a little more to do today

and we'll do it the best we know how

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have a good long look at them

it's a healthy thing to regard what you

fear

study them realize their stupidity and

ignorance

we do what they're told to do that's all

they know

leave me that it'll be easier for them

to go to conquer that'll be for them to

come back

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you recognize them no I don't believe so

sir

they're from Bedford and you'll be

seeing more lad from every village and

Farm

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look

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the men from Lincoln

everyone must have heard what happened

to us hey those who haven't willed this

day's news travels on the wings of

lightning

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your friends are neighbors yes sir go go

to him lad stay with them

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Adam for thy Everlasting Mercy almighty

God be thanked

they killed my father they shot him down

I know Adam

we started at Mr Simmons I couldn't see

who started it

could have talked about it

but we don't know where the shot came

from or who fired it but we know it

wasn't one of our militiamen

we were cowards weren't we we ran like

cowardly we weren't on the green this

morning with the intention of fighting

why do we have our guns to show them we

had them

and that we would fight if need be

but there wasn't a man there full enough

to think he could stand up against the

British army face to face

we ran all right we ran

we ran like rabbits

and if we hadn't a lot of us wouldn't be

here now

but we are here

and what we are going to do today is

stack Red Coats up like cord wood

you understand me

and we're going to kill them hi

we're going to try

hello

what's the news the lead coach reached

conquered but they didn't find anything

but some hog Santa flower how many it

hurts how many dead there was fighting

at North Bridge but I don't know well

tell us what you do know what's the

shooting back there well they've left

Concord and they're coming back headed

this way okay I'm dry as a bone is there

water

hey you have the nerve to ride back

Mister if it has to be I'll ride through

the whole Redcoat Army no need for such

tricks just go back and watch them when

they're halfway between Lexington and

Concord come right back down the road

Yellen we'll be set for them yeah well

don't shoot at me by mistake I've got a

wife and seven kids ah go on with you

still have more

well Neighbors

the Red Coats danced and now they'll

have to pay the piper

it wouldn't be proper for them to go

home without exacting payment what do we

do at least half that road that they're

marching on is boarded by Stonewall

another part by trees

we take our cover like Indians behind

what we can

we wait for them we give them no comfort

we'll sting them all the way to Boston

Reverend sir your blessing

Jehovah

watch over us all and be with us

amen now scatter yourselves

don't waste your shots

take care to watch your read the lobster

backs have patrols out everywhere God be

with you

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think of them as rabbits Adam

rabbits in our garden

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I understand

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hurting another like this is a sickening

business

there comes a time when it's necessary

to do it

this is never a time to enjoy it

I just wish this day never come

I want to go home

I want to go home now

so do we all

but we can't

the British are coming back and we must

be ready for them

Adam

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he is at him

he is

keep down after we shoot

and then run

it would be death to remain here with a

road full of British regulars

how long to wait Joseph

I hear the shooting planer

planer I think

are you all right

I think so sir

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back forget

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what do we do now

we're going towards Lexington

find new positions

you have to slow up the head of the

column

Simmons

I know Adam

I know

you shot a red coat who had no business

being here

I don't like the feeling I don't either

I doubt there are many of us who do

or not killers

this is the war then it's probably

I've heard talk about war as long as I

can remember

this is this is it isn't it

when will it ends

when we've driven them back to their

ships

when they sail away from here

when they leave us in peace in our own

land but we're all British

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until today

it can take years couldn't it

hi

we stay here talking like this

it could take a good long while

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God forgive us

one

two two

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thank you

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officer 300 pesos if it was an inch and

that plucked him off neat as a feather

of course it was a hand of Jehovah that

reached down and spoke him Adam praise

be you're all right how are you keeping

son I'm all right sir I'm looking for Mr

Simmons we were separated what a

glorious day praise

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killing and enjoying it an eye for an

eye and a tooth for a tooth and no mercy

is the way he sees it Adam

he's been looking forward to this for a

good long while

your name's Solomon Chandler hey you in

charge I'm captain of militia we ain't

got a general here we got 53 men from

Watertown more of them joined us from

Lincoln Bedford and monotony where do we

go we go

well you go to where you see Red Coats

you fire you keep moving fire keep

moving we'll LEAP program all the way

back to Boston follow me

there's a British relief for us coming

fresh out of Boston and now a mile the

other side of Lexington a minute we're

here 1500. well they'll come together in

Lexington then with what's left of these

well what do we do the same as we've

already done well then a march to where

they're going we'll get them when

they're coming well yes but what if they

take a different Road friend they ain't

a road in Massachusetts today that don't

lead to British Graves

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ninja you must surrender surrender

surrender to whom you bloody fool they

have no leader

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like

no no I'll strike it take him from the

rear move it come here

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hello my new cars

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thinking I was alone

but today

having the company of Brothers

America

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I I can't do any more

I can't do any more today sir

if I go on I'm gonna die I know I will

please just go home

Please Mr Simmons I just want to go home

like the seasons things change

his life

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must have been terrible for you today

I'm really confused

no one seemed to know much about what to

do except shoot at the Red Coats

did you

times yes

kill anyone

I don't know

I tried

did you want to no no I don't hate

anyone enough to want to kill them

I'm glad you feel that way

isn't the same anymore

we aren't the same

this morning when we lined up on the

green no one intended to fight

now we know that we have to

she won't go will you

go where

every man and every boiled enough to

bear arms has been called to surround

the British in Boston

I know you will I don't want you to

but I know you will

Adam

do you love me

I love you Adam

I don't change easily

even if this war lasts a whole lifetime

it won't change my feelings about you

the time's a long while

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thank you

home now mother

I'm home

oh

it's all right it's all right mother I'm

home

please

cry

cry

I knew you were going to say that

first time in my life I ever look

forward to hearing you say that

coat you ripped your new cup

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your father lies there

all right

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thank you

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thank you

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Our Father

who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name

the kingdom come thy will be done on

Earth as it is in heaven

give us this day our daily bread and

forgive us our trespasses as we

forgive those who

that's not so

today we didn't forgive the trespassers

I guess there'll be no forgiving or

forgetting for some time to come Lord

but if we must kill

to live free and in your light

we don't ask thee to bless our killings

we don't ask for thy protection

only for the right to protect ourselves

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my father used to say

don't ask the almighty to take sides

bear your grief

and Trust to reason

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it's been a long day Lord

thank you for the rain

amen

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