The end of the war is in sight and the World holds its breath About to send a million men Into glory or death The enemy knows we are coming, The traps are set Legions facing the sea Legions dauntless are we Legions recklessly hellbound The day of the overlord is now Battalions of eleven nations Are joined in this fight To stand against the power of evil Because is it right Full steam we arrive With the tide and the light Legions wave after wave Legions rifles and blades Legions recklessly hellbound The day of the overlord is now The fire-eyed maid of smoky war Beckons us with her dreadful sound Brothers, as we reach the shore, break Not with faith nor courage now Fear not of pain Nor death Nor loss No more can grieve you If all should end here On the longest day Sword beach and our mettle Is put to the test American blood is running deep In the sand to the west Tooth and nail Painfully onward we press Legions dead in the sand Legions wresting command Legions recklessly hellbound The day of the overlord is now