The Betrayal - Christopher Lee
In the midst of the vigorous
And uninterrupted struggles with the Saxons
Charlemagne build garrisons
At strategic points to protect
His territories from further attacks
He then mustered all available
Forces in order to thwart
The greatest threat to papal lands
"And I have summoned you here
To aid our brothers in their struggles
Against the Saracens
We must at any cost liberate these
Lands in order to protect our realm
From the imminent threat
Of their insurgency "
The Frankish troops then marched
Over the Pyrenees into Iberia
Once in Iberia
Charlemagne calls upon the twelve peers
His bravest knights
He then instructs them
To command all attacks against the enemy
"Let the raising of my sword Joyeuse
Show the enemy no mercy
Until they lay down their arms and surrender
Gloria in excelsis deo Viva Francia "
"Viva Francia Viva king Charlemagne "
All the towns and castles
That the mighty Frankish
Army attacked surrendered
Charlemagne's forces
Suffered virtually no losses
But on their long journey
Back through the Pyrenees
"It is the Gascons "
"They are attacking our flanks
They have betrayed us "