Joan of Arc

As the battle raged in the war of thrones Between the English and the French A peasant girl would become known As the heroine of the French defense It was in the town of Donremy Where Joan of Arc was born Angelic visions affirmed her destiny And to Charles VII her loyalty was sworn She managed to convince the prince To let her ride to the battle scene To the besieged city of Orleans Where victory she had foreseen Indeed, this battle she did win Shortly after Charles VII was crowned King But Joan soon fell into enemy hands When she was captured by the Burgundians She was tried for witchcraft and heresy In a trial that was a travesty Then her life they did take And Joan of Arc was burned at the stake A statue stands in Place des Pyramides To honor her heroic deeds Where the peasant girl from Donremy Rides upon her trusty steed ----