Battle of Topeka

Nathan sent a letter to his mother
From a re-enactment of the civil war
The south was losing again, running out of men
and provisions from a nearby liquor store
wearing grey will make a man grow bitter
Like a football fan in my home town last fall...
Starving for a win, they said let game begin
Today the south could win the war.
Preparing for an early sneak attack
General Lee was sipping from his flask
Rebels gathered in a line with blanks and rubber
knives
And advanced as they heard the cannon’s roar
They shot the unsuspecting union soldiers
confused and overwhelmed the north gave up.
the Jayhawk regiment, failed to prevent
the southern army’s bid to win the war
(Chorus)
At the battle of Topeka
the south had won the war
But no battle flags or monuments were ever
restored
along the Kansas river, on the banks of the Kaw
There were rumors that the general had broken
laws
For the southern cause
Convinced that every human was born equal
Abe read from the Gettysburg regret
“We will know another birth, and not parish
from this earth”
On this day, the south has won the war
General Lee took in a round of golf
His victory seemed to Abe a little off
Lee boasted and bragged, Tweeted rude hashtags
Of the day that the south had won the war
Lee later ended up in handcuffs
When the police stopped him in the parking lot
Old Lee just saw blue, attacked the local cop
On the day that the south had won the war.
Well you know this story probably doesn’t end
well
When the police ran the generals license plate
found a warrant or two, they dropped the other
shoe
On the day that the south had won the war
(Chorus)
Winning isn’t always all the matters
We’re remembered for the way that we behave
The general was rude, the cop had a job to do
On the day that the south had won the war
Questions remain until this hour
Was there ever some deep conspiracy?
Was it all the little lies, that left him
compromised?
On the day that the south had won the war
(Chorus)
In a reenactment of the civil war