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Ferdinand

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Les –
you old warrior
still battling

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Rio –
your every move
starts a bidding war

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Franz –
your death
set off the real deal

Notes

you live and learn
I was aware that the shooting of the Archduke of Austria, heralded the start of WWI
What I didn’t know, was that his name was Franz Ferdinand, the name now used by a current pop group

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, assasinated 28th June 1914.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/ferdinand/