A In the blue forests, faded and forgotten
I crawled through the cotton fields, picking for D The overseer sneered, his was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like I tore out the tap roots Bm Cards of the lash calling to follow suit E7 I for the swamps, the hounds in hot pursuit D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All the night a figure of fright, as I hid my head C#7 f#m And the buried their nose in a cut of my cloths, now torn in C#7 b And they never would leave until they believed that I was 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 ladies F#m So and so true, B Have been to the soldiers E When in do as the romans do.
and afraid in the mists of the morning The snakes and the were sadly performing The bark of the kept up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled from the The highway appeared to take me danger Is there anyone who would pick up a stranger? Oh I you could. Then someone replied "would you like a " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of The hammer was hard in the of the car as I cracked his head Then we took off in a Oh I his skull again Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the high-born So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Late in the evening I came to the I fell to the sighing for pity A diamond was dropped from the of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and were busy competing The rhymes of the riots were repeating I raced to the corner and sped(? ) the speeding To my mind. Latches and locks, companies of cops ran from the There was silk in the for the whims of the whores That shone shame. I for a light from a priest in the night I fanned the flames. And the traffic all still To see if someone had killed I was glad to leave a So far behind. And all the high-born So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
A monk and his mother were dancing so A topless nun was handing out The beautiful bishop out the brandy The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, I feel like staying We fell to our knees, feverishly The salt in the salt-peter seemed to be Be brave, be brave. I reached reached for a robe, I preached and I And I the tune. And the greed for the gills was played to the As I promised I toyed with fears, until coins and tears filled the room Then I off down the road Laughing madly a toad God bless soulless soul would be saved. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
A of children were passing the hours I joined in their fun and them my flowers Covered kisses and showered with showers they repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be teacher? She looked so appealing, I wanted to her Just out of reach, unable to her Their hands raised. by the chalk, the lessons were taught, inside the class They studied the of the samurai schools, they had to pass The was adjourned, the lessons were learned, I on the gas And I watched make their pleas passed the test with ease I gave them degrees, They the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
my weakness, a coward for company I the ranks of the hot and hungry To teach what it means to love for your country We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We danced with the mothers, played with the We followed our fantasies, following It was play. After the war the bullets bored so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on trial to place the Now kind of beast would love such a feast you no shame? So we the by the feet Oh, we shot them in the Oh, the was sweet On day. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
The bread and the circuses to be nearing The saviour or somebody be appearing Pagans and pageants all disappearing my head. The stones on the statues were staring and and cassius were cursing and calling The empire had risen and now it was Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross seemed empty and lost in despair And luminous lies, in disguise were everywhere The canvas was cold, the story was old, I 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 to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Now nothing remained for or burning The losing of was all I was learning A time for escape and a time for had come to me Back through the ashes and back the embers Back through the roads and the 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 they started to dance, their star was 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, Have handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.