45. Chanson de l'Oignon

A French marching song from around 1800.

According to legend, it originated among the Old Guard Grenadiers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Before the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon found some grenadiers rubbing an onion on their bread. "Very good," he said, "there is nothing better than an onion for marching on the road to glory."

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