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I crawled through the fields, picking for cotton D The overseer sneered, his whipping was A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like I tore out the tap roots Bm of the lash were calling to follow suit E7 I dashed for the swamps, the hounds in hot D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All through the night a of fright, as I hid my head C#7 f#m And the buried their in a cut of my cloths, now torn in shreds C#7 b And they never would until they believed that I was dead E a But I'd never curse their E a Oh, who am I to E a I know I'd do the B Endlessly. C#m And all the high-born F#m So and so true, B Have handed to the soldiers E When in rome do as the do.
Frail and in the mists of the morning The snakes and the spiders were sadly The of the dogs kept up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled from the The appeared to take me from danger Is there anyone here who pick up a stranger? Oh I you could. someone replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of The hammer was in the chrome of the car as I cracked his head Then we off in a spin Oh I his skull again Oh thank you my friend, I so good. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Late in the I came to the city I to the sidewalks sighing for pity A diamond was from the hands of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and corpses busy competing The rhymes of the were busy repeating I raced to the corner and sped(? ) the speeding To my mind. Latches and locks, companies of cops ran the rain was silk in the stores for the whims of the whores That shone shame. I asked for a light from a in the night Then I the flames. And the all stood still To see if someone had killed I was to leave a thrill So far behind. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
A monk and his were dancing so dandy A nun was handing out candy The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They and stammered, would I feel like staying We fell to our knees, praying The in the salt-peter seemed to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached for a robe, I preached and I probed And I the tune. And the for the gills was played to the hilt As I doom I toyed with their fears, until coins and filled the room Then I took off down the madly like a toad God bless every soulless would be saved. And all the high-born So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
A of children were passing the hours I in their fun and gave them my flowers Covered with kisses and with showers they repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be their She looked so appealing, I to touch her Just out of reach, to reach her Their hands raised. Charmed by the chalk, the lessons were taught, the class They studied the of the samurai schools, they had to pass The room was adjourned, the were learned, I on the gas And I them make their pleas passed the test with ease I gave their degrees, made the grade. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
my weakness, a coward for company I joined the of the hot and hungry To teach it means to have love for your country We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We danced with the mothers, played the daughters We followed our fantasies, following It was play. After the war the bullets were so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on to place the blame Now what kind of beast would such a feast you no shame? So we the by the feet Oh, we them in the street Oh, the was sweet On day. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the in rome do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The saviour or must be appearing and pageants were all disappearing my head. The stones on the were staring and stalling Caesar and cassius were cursing and The had risen and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, death in were everywhere The canvas was cold, the was old, I said my prayers Then I him on the head Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the is dead God the queen. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the in rome do as the romans do.
Now nothing remained for building or The losing of was all I was learning A time for escape and a for returning had come to me Back through the ashes and back through the Back through the and the ruins I remembered My hands at my side I sadly Do as you please. The was home, proven and grown, I fell on the floor Mad with they started to dance, their star was born I bled like the rain, exploded in pain, I screamed for more Oh, me feel sublime Release me my mind Oh, kill me one more And set me free. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.