Here's To Charles Martel

HERE'S TO CHARLES MARTEL By Roy Merritt Here's to Charles Martel he's a hero after all He kept Europe safe for Christians When the Muslims invaded Gaul He beat them at the Battle of Tours And forced them back to Spain And made them wish they'd never done that Adding to the Hammer's fame He was the illegitimate son of Pepin Yet became the Duke of the Franks And for the fact he saved their nation These people gave him thanks He was the patron of Boniface And founded the Middle Age And as his glory lo advanced He became all the rage He could have been the Consul of Rome Protector of the Holy See But he refused that great good honor It was Gaul where he wanted to be And yet one time he had to flee At the Battle of Cologne He didn't have enough warriors So the ground the Frisans owned And off he went to the Eifel Mountains To plan his battle anew And set upon Rabod at Malmedy And Rabod you know was through He defeated many others as well From Odo to that man in Aquitaine But probably his greatest legacy Was being the granddad Of the magnificent Charlemagne So here's to the Hammer The ruthless Mister Martel Who says the French won't fight This Frenchman gave 'em hell This Frenchman was heroic A story they often now still tell