Show 0 o I LAFAYETTE i iRay Ray I I. I Hoppman in N. N Y Y EvenIng EvenIng Even- Even Ing log Telegram You linked us to France france when yo yot n crossed the bleak ocean And offered red our country your lit liCE e and your steel You planted the seeds of oC a lasting devotion You helped us a abide ide by a loft y ideal You fostered a love that no might can dismember We Ve gratefully murmured Sometime Some Soni e time well we'll repay We have not forgotten the debt w e remember Today we are ready to pay pay you you you- today The land of or your birth is enduring privation For civilization anti and just sacred laws Proud France your own country a pr pressed ed bleeding nation Is fighting for justice and liberty liberty's s cause You gave us your our aid when your our aid ale was a 3 blessing You served us with valor we owe ow e you a debt And now when the wrong to you YOUl r France needs redressing We Ve gladly repay all we owe Lafayette Lafayet e |