A In the fire blue forests, and forgotten
I through the cotton fields, picking for cotton D The sneered, his whipping was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like I tore out the tap roots Bm Cards of the were calling to follow suit E7 I dashed for the swamps, the 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 would leave until they believed that I was dead E a But I'd curse their names 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 been to the soldiers E When in rome do as the do.
and afraid in the mists of the morning The snakes and the were sadly performing The bark of the dogs up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled the manger The highway 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 me a smile and a piece of bread The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car as I 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 I came 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 were busy repeating I raced to the corner and sped(? ) from the To my mind. Latches and locks, of cops ran from the rain There was silk in the for the whims of the whores shone with shame. I asked for a light a priest in the night I fanned the flames. And the traffic all still To see if someone had been 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 rome do as the do.
A and his mother were dancing so dandy A topless nun was out candy The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, would I feel like We fell to our knees, praying The salt in the salt-peter seemed to be 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 promised I toyed with their fears, until coins and filled the room Then I off down the road Laughing madly a toad God every soulless soul 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 with kisses and showered with showers That repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be their She looked so appealing, I wanted to her Just out of reach, unable to her Their were raised. Charmed by the chalk, the lessons were taught, inside the They the rules of the samurai schools, they had to pass The room was adjourned, the lessons learned, I on the gas And I watched make their pleas They passed the test with I gave their degrees, made the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
Feeling my weakness, a for company I joined the ranks of the hot and 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, with the daughters We followed our fantasies, following It was play. After the war the bullets were bored so we the game cynical smiles we put them on trial to place the blame Now kind of beast would love such a feast Have you no So we the by the feet Oh, we them in the street Oh, the victory was On day. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The saviour or must be appearing Pagans and pageants all disappearing my head. The stones on the were staring and stalling Caesar and cassius were cursing and The empire had and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The and the cross seemed empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, death in disguise were 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 high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
Now nothing remained for building or The of lovers was all I was learning A for escape and a time for returning had come to me Back through the ashes and through the embers through the roads and the ruins I remembered My hands at my I sadly surrendered Do as you please. The hero was home, and grown, I fell on the floor Mad with romance they to dance, their star was born I like the rain, exploded in pain, then I screamed for more Oh, make me sublime Release me from my Oh, me one more 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.