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Frail and in the mists of the morning The snakes and the spiders sadly performing The of the dogs kept up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled the manger The highway appeared to take me danger Is there anyone here who would 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 of bread The hammer was hard in the of the car as I cracked his head we took off in a spin Oh I smashed his skull Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Late in the evening I to the city I to the sidewalks sighing for pity A diamond was dropped from the hands of the To be so kind. Cowards and corpses were competing The rhymes of the riots busy repeating I raced to the and sped(? ) from the speeding To my mind. and locks, companies of cops ran from the rain There was silk in the stores for the whims of the That shone shame. I asked for a from a priest in the night I fanned the flames. And the all stood still To see if someone had been I was glad to leave a So far behind. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
A monk and his mother were dancing so A nun was handing out candy The beautiful bishop out the brandy The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, would I feel staying We to our knees, feverishly praying The salt in the seemed to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached for a robe, I preached and I probed And I the tune. And the greed for the was played to the hilt As I doom I toyed with their fears, until coins and tears filled the Then I took off down the madly like a toad God bless every soulless would be saved. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
A chorus of children passing the hours I joined in their fun and them my flowers with kisses and showered with showers That repaid. Taken and trusting, I be their teacher? She looked so appealing, I to touch her Just out of reach, to reach her Their were raised. Charmed by the chalk, the were taught, inside the class studied the rules of the samurai schools, they had to pass The was adjourned, the lessons were learned, I on the gas And I them make their pleas They passed the test ease I gave them degrees, made the grade. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Feeling my weakness, a for company I joined the of the hot and hungry To teach what it to have love for your country We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We danced with the mothers, with the daughters We followed our fantasies, orders It was play. the war the bullets were bored so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on trial to the blame Now what kind of beast would such a feast you no shame? So we hung the by the 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 When in do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The or somebody must be appearing Pagans and were all disappearing my head. The stones on the statues staring and stalling and cassius were cursing and calling The empire had risen and now it was Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, in disguise were everywhere The canvas was cold, the was old, I said my prayers Then I crowned him on the 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 to the soldiers 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 time for returning had to me Back through the and back through the embers Back the roads and the ruins I remembered My hands at my side I sadly Do as you please. The hero was home, and grown, I fell on the floor Mad with romance started to dance, their star was born I bled like the rain, exploded in pain, then I for more Oh, make me feel Release me my mind Oh, kill me one time And set me free. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.