El General

I know you want to get up early
To a wounded general
Never forget, you slobs
I still have the rifle loaded
So your slingshots
Point them somewhere else

If my dove took flight
It was because of a misunderstanding
Today I return, return
Today we return to the nest
And there are plenty of eggs in the nest
Forgive me for being presumptuous

I've been a general for a while now
I am a father of more than five
As you treat me, I treat you
If you paint it, I'll jump over it

I've been a general for a while now
And even though I'm hurt now
May the troops never forget
They haven't buried me yet

I learned that a private
He wanted to put on my boots
His attempt even made me laugh
It's an idiot's fantasy
The general wears big shoes
If you notice it from his footprints

I've been a general for a while now
I am a father of more than five
As you treat me, I treat you
If you paint it, I'll jump over it

I've been a general for a while now
And even though I'm hurt now
May the troops never forget
They haven't buried me yet